Lakeland has been on the road for five straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Central Noble Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Central Noble took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Lakeland, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, everything went Lakeland's way against Eastside as Lakeland made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-15, 25-20.
Lakeland relied on the efforts of Anna Rasler, who had five digs and three aces, and SARAH SMART, who had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces Rasler has posted in her last eight games.
Meanwhile, Central Noble was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They came up short against West Noble, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-21, 25-9.
Lakeland has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Central Noble, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Lakeland has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Central Noble struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lakeland came up short against Central Noble when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Lakeland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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