Lake Minneola has won 14 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Mount Dora has won 14 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Lake Minneola Hawks will host the Mount Dora Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Lake Minneola faced off against Edgewater on Monday. Lake Minneola put the hurt on Edgewater with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-10, 25-19.
Lake Minneola was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Mount Dora sidestepped Forest Lake Academy for a 3-2 win.
Mount Dora wouldn't go down easily and took Forest Lake Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-19, 25-19, 24-26, 15-13.
Lake Minneola's victory bumped their record up to 12-1. As for Mount Dora, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Lake Minneola took their win against Mount Dora when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Lake Minneola repeat their success, or does Mount Dora have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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