The Lake Wales Highlanders will take on the Lakeland Dreadnaughts at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
On Wednesday, Lake Wales didn't have quite enough to beat Discovery and fell 3-2. While the Highlanders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Spartans 25-21 in the first set.
Lake Wales wouldn't go down easily and took Discovery into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-19, 20-25, 25-20, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Lakeland beat Lake Region 3-1 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dreadnaughts.
Lakeland was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-8, 24-26, 25-21.
Lakeland's win came from a few key players Lake Wales will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Dylan Hernandez, who had 14 digs. Those 14 digs gave him a new career-high. Ian Sweeney was another key player, getting 12 digs.
Lake Wales has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-13 record this season. As for Lakeland, they pushed their record up to 9-11 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Lake Wales suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lakeland when the teams last played on Tuesday. Can the Highlanders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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