Lake is 9-0 against Oak Harbor since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lake Flyers will face off against the Oak Harbor Rockets at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Lake made easy work of Genoa Area and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Flyers.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Lake took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-8, 25-13.
Lake's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lucy Boos, who had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces Boos has posted in she last seven matches.
Lake 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 five aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Oak Harbor got the win against Fostoria on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Oak Harbor was: they took every set by at least 16 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-9, 25-8.
Among those leading the charge was Ava Lynch, who had 12 digs.
Lake's record now sits at 11-2. As for Oak Harbor, they pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Lake has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Oak Harbor struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lake came out on top in a nail-biter against Oak Harbor in their previous meeting back in August, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Oak Harbor's Laney Schmidt, who had 14 digs and three aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lake still be able to contain Schmidt? There's only one way to find out.
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