Lakewood Ranch is 10-0 against Palmetto since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lakewood Ranch has four straight wins, Palmetto has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Lakewood Ranch got the win against Lemon Bay by a conclusive 3-0.
Lakewood Ranch's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Lemon Bay between 16 and 19 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Palmetto came up short against DeSoto County on Monday and fell 3-1.
Palmetto took a 1-1 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-20, 23-25, 25-19, 25-19.
Lakewood Ranch's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-6. As for Palmetto, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Lakewood Ranch took their win against Palmetto in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakewood Ranch since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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