With a playoff game on the line, Lakeland rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Bartow Yellow Jackets. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Dreadnaughts also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Lakeland had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-18.
Lakeland had a senior duo take command as Megan Rine had 20 digs and Naomi Garner had ten digs. Rine is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Lakeland's victory bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Bartow, their loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 8-13.
Lakeland wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Lake Gibson on the 17th. Bartow does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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