East Lake had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Hernando Leopards out 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Eagles also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
East Lake had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-17, 15-13.
East Lake is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Hernando, the loss snapped their winning streak at 11 games and leaves them with a 11-3 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Lake will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Tarpon Springs at 7:30 p.m. Tarpon Springs is coming into the contest with three straight wins at home, so East Lake will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Hernando, they will venture away from home to face off against Lecanto at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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