The Lakeland Christian Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Seffner Christian Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
Last Tuesday, Lakeland Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Tampa Bay HEAT and fell 3-2. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Lakeland Christian sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 23-25, 25-10, 17-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Seffner Christian entered their tilt with Bell Creek Academy on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Crusaders have posted against the Panthers since September 8, 2020.
Seffner Christian was dominant in the third set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Bell Creek Academy squad. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-23, 25-14.
Seffner Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matches.
Lakeland Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Seffner Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Lakeland Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Seffner Christian in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakeland Christian 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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