Lake Region entered their tilt with Lakeland Christian on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Lakeland Christian Vikings 2-1. While the Thunder didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Lake Region had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-9, 15-10.
Margaret Jenkins was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 13 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Lake Region has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Lakeland Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-9.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Auburndale the next time they take the court. Lake Region will host Auburndale at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Lakeland Christian will host them at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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