Lakota is 9-1 against Danbury since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Lakota Raiders have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Danbury Lakers at 7:00 p.m. Danbury took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Lakota, who comes in off a win.
Last Monday, everything went Lakota's way against Port Clinton as Lakota made off with a 3-0 victory.
Lakota's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Port Clinton between 14 and 17 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-14.
Lakota was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Danbury lost 3-0 to Hopewell-Loudon on Thursday.
Danbury was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-22, 25-21.
Thea Brickner put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had five aces and three digs. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August.
Lakota pushed their record up to 9-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Danbury, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Lakota has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 10.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Danbury struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lakota came out on top in a nail-biter against Danbury when the teams last played back in August, sneaking past 3-2. Does Lakota have another victory up their sleeve, or will Danbury turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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