Lake Creek has gone 7-0 against Rudder recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Lake Creek Lions will host the Rudder Rangers at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Lake Creek is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering A&M Consolidated just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the Tigers.
While Lake Creek ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 17-25, 25-19, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Rudder came up short against A&M Consolidated on Friday, falling 3-0.
Rudder was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-16, 25-23.
Rudder's defeat came about despite a quality game from Maddie Willis, who had nine digs and 14 assists. Willis has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more assists the last five times she's played.
Lake Creek's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 28-13. As for Rudder, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 26-18 record this season.
Lake Creek took their victory against Rudder in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Lake Creek repeat their success, or does Rudder have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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