Lakeland Christian Academy is on a four-game streak of home losses, and South Bend Career Academy an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Lakeland Christian Academy Cougars will be playing at home against the South Bend Career Academy Trailblazers at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Thursday, Lakeland Christian Academy came up short against Caston and fell 3-1.
Lakeland Christian Academy was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Caston work for it, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 24-26, 27-25, 25-14.
Meanwhile, South Bend Career Academy also suffered a loss in their last game, falling to LaVille by a score of 3-1.
While South Bend Career Academy ultimately came up short, they really made LaVille work, particularly in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 23-25, 25-16, 26-24.
South Bend Career Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Lakeland Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-16.
Everything went Lakeland Christian Academy's way against South Bend Career Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as Lakeland Christian Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Trailblazers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.