Lake Placid was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to the Hardee Wildcats. The Dragons were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Wildcats earlier this season, when they won 3-2.
Lake Placid 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 12-25, 25-15, 26-24, 25-23.
Ava Ritacco paced Lake Placid's offense, picking up ten kills. Ritacco got some help from Madison Smith and her 18 assists. Emma Horne and Zuleyma Garcia kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with three aces apiece.
Lake Placid's loss dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Hardee, their victory bumped their record up to 7-9.
Looking ahead, Lake Placid will head out on the road to challenge LaBelle at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Hardee, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Palmetto on the 2nd.
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