Santa Fe Catholic is 0-9 against Lakeland since August of 2016 but things could change on Wednesday. The Santa Fe Catholic Hawks will challenge the Lakeland Dreadnaughts at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Tuesday, Santa Fe Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Lakeland Christian and fell 3-2.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Santa Fe Catholic sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 22-25, 25-19, 17-25, 15-11.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Maren Lausell, who had 27 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 22 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Bridget Walsh, who had eight digs and 40 assists.
Meanwhile, Lakeland lost 3-0 to Lake Gibson on Thursday. The Dreadnaughts have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lakeland was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 28-26, 25-6.
Lakeland might have lost, but man, Megan Rine was a machine: she had 18 digs and two aces.
Santa Fe Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Lakeland, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Santa Fe Catholic has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 10.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Lakeland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Santa Fe Catholic came up short against Lakeland in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, falling 2-0. Can Santa Fe Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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