The Coeur d'Alene Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Lakeland Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Coeur d'Alene will head out to face Lakeland after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Coeur d'Alene fell just short of Ridgeline by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Vikings let down their fans at home.
Coeur d'Alene actually scored more points across those five sets (110-106), but sadly they still had to settle for second. After all that action, the final score was 21-25, 29-27, 16-25, 25-20, 15-13.
Despite the defeat, Coeur d'Alene saw an underclassman step up: Bridget Maiani had 16 digs. Maiani is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least ten every time she's taken the court this season.
Meanwhile, Lakeland faced Lake City in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Lakeland came out on top against Lake City by a score of 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 21-25, 25-19, 25-21.
Coeur d'Alene's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-1. As for Lakeland, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Coeur d'Alene was able to grind out a solid victory over Lakeland in their previous meeting back in August, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coeur d'Alene since the squad 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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