The Lake Brantley Patriots will venture away from home to challenge the DeLand Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lake Brantley comes in on 11 and DeLand on 15.
Lake Brantley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Mandarin as Lake Brantley made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-21, 25-16.
Meanwhile, in Wednesday's Canine Competition, DeLand came out on top. They put the hurt on Timber Creek with a sharp 3-0 victory on Wednesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-13, 25-15.
DeLand was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 11 consecutive contests.
Lake Brantley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for DeLand, their win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Lake Brantley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like DeLand struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lake Brantley might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from DeLand in their previous meeting back in September. Can Lake Brantley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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