The Lakeland Lakers will challenge the Prairie Heights Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lakeland will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, Lakeland sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Fremont.
Lakeland was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 17-25, 25-27, 25-19, 15-13.
Lakeland kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Prairie Heights lost 3-0 to Angola on Monday. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Prairie Heights was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Angola's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-12, 25-15.
Lakeland is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Prairie Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Lakeland has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Prairie Heights 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.
Everything went Lakeland's way against Prairie Heights in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Lakeland made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakeland 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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