After both having extra time off, the Lakeland Dreadnaughts and the Bartow Yellow Jackets will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Lakeland has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Friday, Lakeland didn't have quite enough to beat Lake Region and fell 3-2. While the Dreadnaughts didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Thunder 25-21 in the first set.
Lakeland started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 22-25, 27-25, 25-19, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Bartow challenged Haines City. in a bug-themed battle last Thursday. Bartow put the hurt on Haines City with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Bartow's got stronger as the match went on, holding Haines City to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-14, 25-11.
Lakeland's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Bartow, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
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