The Lakewood Cougars will challenge the Lynden Christian Lyncs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lakewood will be strutting in after a win while Lynden Christian will be coming in after a loss.
Lakewood will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Ferndale, who they had gone 0-7 against in their seven prior meetings. Lakewood skirted past Ferndale 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Meanwhile, Lynden Christian came up short against Burlington-Edison on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Lyncs have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Lynden Christian took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-16, 25-19.
Lakewood is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8-4 record this season. As for Lynden Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
Lakewood beat Lynden Christian 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakewood since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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