The Lake Wales Highlanders will challenge the Lakeland Dreadnaughts at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Wales will be strutting in after a win while Lakeland will be coming in after a defeat.
Lake Wales took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Avon Park with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-18, 25-11.
Vallery Rodriguez was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 17 digs.
Lake Wales was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 18 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Lakeland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Winter Haven, falling 3-0.
Lakeland took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-17, 25-21.
Lakeland's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Megan Rine, who had 12 digs, and Allana Williams, who had six digs and two aces. Rine is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Lake Wales' win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Lakeland, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-10.
Lake Wales skirted past Lakeland 2-1 when the teams last played back in September. Does Lake Wales have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lakeland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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