After flying high against Mulberry last Monday, Bartow came back down to earth. The Bartow Yellow Jackets took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lake Gibson Braves on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Yellow Jackets of the 3-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 24-26, 25-16, 25-18.
Bartow dropped their record down to 8-12 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Lake Gibson, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Lakeland the next time they take the court. Lake Gibson will head out to face Lakeland at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, while Bartow will host them at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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