After three games on the road, Lakewood is heading back home. They will welcome the South Florence Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Thursday, Lakewood came up short against Darlington and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for the Gators in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost seven in a row.
After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 25-16, 24-26, 25-12.
Meanwhile, everything went South Florence's way against Darlington on Tuesday as South Florence made off with a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-11, 25-22.
South Florence got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Hailey McManus out in front who had two aces and 26 assists. With that strong performance, McManus is now averaging an impressive 10.4 assists per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Reagan Rowsey, who had seven digs and four aces.
Rowsey wasn't the only one working in the aces department: South Florence was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive games.
Lakewood's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for South Florence, their victory ended an 11-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4.
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