Lapeer has been away from home for two games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Midland Chemics at 7:00 p.m.
Lapeer is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Caledonia just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 2-0 to the Fighting Scots.
Lapeer was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Midland had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They blew past the Cavaliers 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Midland took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-14, 25-14.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Midland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bella Kroll, who had seven digs.
Midland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive matches.
Lapeer's loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-7-2. As for Midland, they have been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season.
Lapeer was able to grind out a solid win over Midland in their previous meeting back in October of 2020, winning 3-1. Will Lapeer repeat their success, or does Midland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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