Lakewood Ranch came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to the Riverview Sarasota Rams. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Rams this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in August.
Lakewood Ranch was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-16, 25-22.
Ava Collins paced Lakewood Ranch's offense, picking up 14 kills. Collins got some help from Adalynn Lund and her 26 assists.
Lola Hinrichs was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had five digs and four aces. Julia Jekonski also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Lakewood Ranch's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Riverview Sarasota, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Coincidentally, Lakewood Ranch and Riverview Sarasota will both be playing Sarasota the next time they take the court. The Mustangs will head out to face the Sailors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while the Rams will host them at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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