The Lakeland Dreadnaughts will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Winter Haven Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m.
Lakeland came up short against Lake Gibson on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Lakeland was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-20, 28-26, 25-6.
Despite the defeat, Lakeland got top-tier performance from Megan Rine, who had 18 digs and two aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Rine now had 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, everything went Winter Haven's way against Frostproof on Thursday as Winter Haven made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Devils.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-7, 25-19.
Winter Haven relied on the efforts of Kylie Catrett, who had 11 digs and five aces, and Camila DeJesus, who had ten digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Catrett a new career-high in aces.
Winter Haven was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matchups.
Lakeland's loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Winter Haven, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Lakeland has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Winter Haven struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lakeland came up short against Winter Haven in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Lakeland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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