After both having extra time off, the Lakeland Lakers and the Woodlan Warriors will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lakeland will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Lakeland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Westview by a score of 3-1.
Lakeland had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-21.
Lakeland's success was spearheaded by the efforts of SARAH SMART, who had ten digs and two aces, and MADISON LARIMER, who had eight kills, three digs, and a block.
Meanwhile, Woodlan narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past South Adams 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Woodlan took South Adams into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-23, 10-25, 23-25, 15-11.
Makenna Smith went supernova for Woodlan, getting 40 digs and two aces. Smith is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Victoria Crozier, who had four digs and 33 assists.
Woodlan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Adams only served four.
Lakeland is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season. As for Woodlan, their victory bumped their record up to 21-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Lakeland has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Woodlan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lakeland came up short against Woodlan when the teams last played back in August of 2017, falling 2-0. Can Lakeland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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