On Tuesday, Lyman faced Lake Brantley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lyman Greyhounds fell just short of the Lake Brantley Patriots by a score of 3-2. The Greyhounds haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Lyman started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-28, 21-25, 25-19, 25-15, 16-14.
Lake Brantley was led to victory by Andres Pacheco and Efrain L. Rivera Rodriguez. Pacheco had 31 digs and four aces, while Rivera Rodriguez had 13 digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Pacheco is now averaging an impressive 2.1 aces per game.
Lyman's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Lake Brantley, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lyman will take on Academy of Central Florida National at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Lake Brantley, they will challenge Winter Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Brantley is facing Winter Springs at the right time seeing as Winter Springs is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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