Lakeland is 0-6 against Western Branch since August of 2016 but things could change on Tuesday. The Cavaliers will head out on the road to face off against the Bruins at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with ten defeats in a row, Lakeland turned things around against Norcom on Monday. They blew past the Greyhounds 3-0. That three set margin sets a new team best for the Cavaliers this season.
Western Branch won the last time they faced King's Fork and Billy Marietta did his part to make sure it happened again. The Bruins blew past the Bulldogs 3-0 on Thursday with plenty of help from Marietta, who had nine digs and three aces. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times he's played.
Western Branch never let King's Fork on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-15, 25-23.
Lakeland's win bumped their record up to 4-16. As for Western Branch, their victory bumped their record up to 14-3.
Lakeland came up short against Western Branch in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can the Cavaliers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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