The Auburndale Bloodhounds will venture away from home to square off against the Lake Wales Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Auburndale has seven straight victories, Lake Wales has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Auburndale proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by three) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Mulberry.
Auburndale took Mulberry into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The final score came out to 25-21, 14-25, 19-25, 25-17, 15-10.
Randy Tillman
| 04/10/25 vs Mulberry | 35 |
| 04/09/25 @ Winter Haven | 21 |
| 04/07/25 @ Haines City | 32 |
| 04/03/25 @ Lake Region | 23 |
| 04/02/25 vs Winter Haven | 30 |
| + 4 more games |
Auburndale's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Randy Tillman, who had 14 digs and two blocks. Tillman is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as he's now posted 21 or more in each of the last nine games he's played. Another player making a difference was Bryson Barajas, who had 19 digs.
Meanwhile, Lake Wales came up short against Lake Region on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Lake Wales was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-15, 25-21.
Auburndale pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Lake Wales, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Auburndale beat Lake Wales 3-1 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bloodhounds since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
