Lakeland has gone 9-0 against Santa Fe Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Lakeland Dreadnaughts will welcome the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Lakeland will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Lakeland lost 3-0 to Lake Gibson on Thursday.
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.
Despite the loss, Lakeland got top-tier performance from Megan Rine, who had 18 digs and two aces. Rine is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Lakeland Christian on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Santa Fe Catholic sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 22-25, 25-19, 17-25, 15-11.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Maren Lausell, who had 27 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Bridget Walsh, who had eight digs and 40 assists.
Lakeland has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season. As for Santa Fe Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Lakeland has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Santa Fe Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lakeland was able to grind out a solid victory over Santa Fe Catholic in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, winning 2-0. Does Lakeland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Santa Fe Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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