Lake Wales and Haines City are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but not for long. The Lake Wales Highlanders will venture away from home to square off against the Haines City Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Wales is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Lake Wales made easy work of Discovery and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Lake Wales took every set by at least ten points. After all that action, the final score was 25-6, 25-6, 25-15.
Lake Wales got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Vallery Rodriguez out in front who had 16 digs. With that strong performance, Rodriguez is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Caydee Baker, who had nine aces and six digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Lake Wales was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 13 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Haines City came into Thursday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Discovery on Thursday.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Haines City was: they took every set by at least eight points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-8, 25-15.
Lake Wales' victory bumped their record up to 12-1. As for Haines City, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-5.
Lake Wales took their victory against Haines City in their previous matchup on September 3rd by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Wales 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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