It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Land O' Lakes had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Mitchell Mustangs out 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Gators, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Land O' Lakes who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 24-26, 25-15, 11-25, 15-13.
Mitchell's loss came despite strong showings from Lily Unger and Emma Hatzistefanou. Unger had 36 digs and two aces, while Hatzistefanou had 13 digs and 20 assists. Unger is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Bruno, who had 11 digs.
Land O' Lakes now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Mitchell, they moved to 16-6 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Land O' Lakes is on the road again on Friday to play Steinbrenner at 7:00 p.m. Mitchell does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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