The Lake Placid Dragons's road trip will continue as they head out to face the DeSoto County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Saturday, Lake Placid came up short against Saint Stephen's Episcopal and fell 2-0.
While Lake Placid was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the 0th set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-18.
Meanwhile, DeSoto County was able to grind out a solid win over Hardee on Saturday, taking the game 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
DeSoto County was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Hardee squad. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-7.
DeSoto County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Lake Placid has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season. As for DeSoto County, their victory bumped their record up to 5-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Lake Placid has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.7 aces per game. However, it's not like DeSoto County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lake Placid skirted past DeSoto County 3-2 in their previous matchup on September 3rd. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was DeSoto County's Emery Skinner, who had 20 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lake Placid still be able to contain Skinner? There's only one way to find out.
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