Lake Highland Prep has gone 10-0 against The First Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Lake Highland Prep Highlanders will face off against The First Academy Royals at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Lake Highland Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Winter Park, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Lake Highland Prep was ranked 15th). Lake Highland Prep fell just short of Winter Park by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Highlanders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lake Highland Prep took Winter Park into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-21, 25-5, 19-25, 16-14.
Meanwhile, The First Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Montverde Academy by a score of 3-2.
While The First Academy ultimatly came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least nine points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-18, 26-24, 23-25, 15-9.
Lake Highland Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for The First Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Lake Highland Prep beat The First Academy 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Lake Highland Prep repeat their success, or does The First Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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