If Lakewood Ranch was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Lemon Bay last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lakewood Ranch Mustangs took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Palmetto Tigers on Tuesday. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August.
Lakewood Ranch started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-15, 26-24, 25-17.
When it comes to explaining why Lakewood Ranch lost, don't look at Sahara Browne. Despite the final result, she had 32 digs and two aces. Browne is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 23 games she's played dating back to last season.
Mai Nguyen was a one-man wrecking crew for Palmetto as she had 11 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Nguyen has posted in her last 12 matches.
The defeat snapped Lakewood Ranch's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 12-7 record. As for Palmetto, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-8.
Lakewood Ranch didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win vs. Hardee on the 30th. Palmetto has also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against DeSoto County on the 30th.
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