After a string of five wins, Lake Gibson's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the McKeel Academy Wildcats. The Braves haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Lake Gibson started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-22, 26-24, 25-16.
McKeel Academy was led to victory by Nikole Gillingham and Sofia Burke. Gillingham had nine digs and two aces, while Burke had 11 digs, two aces, and two aces. The dominant performance gave Gillingham a new career-high in aces.
Lake Gibson's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for McKeel Academy, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 13-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lake Gibson will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Bartow, where the match is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. As for McKeel Academy, they will be playing at home against Lakeland Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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