The Lakeland Lakers will take on the Bethany Christian Bruins at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lakeland has three straight wins, Bethany Christian has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Thursday, Lakeland was able to grind out a solid victory over Central Noble, taking the game 3-1.
Lakeland had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-20.
Lakeland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Bethany Christian came up short against Bremen on Monday and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-13, 24-26, 25-17, 25-22.
Lakeland is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Bethany Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.
Everything went Lakeland's way against Bethany Christian in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Lakeland made off with a 3-0 win. Will Lakeland repeat their success, or does Bethany Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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