Lake Brantley's tournament run continued when they took on St. Thomas Aquinas on Friday. The Patriots narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Raiders 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.

Lake Brantley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-17, 15-6.

Lake Brantley found their leader in sophomore Carter Green, who had 12 digs and two aces. Green has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last four times he's played.

Despite the loss, St. Thomas Aquinas still got an impressive performance from Joseph Virginio, who had 13 digs and three assists.

Lake Brantley's win bumped their record up to 12-2. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-5.

Lake Brantley has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against True North Classical Academy on the 21st. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Cardinal Gibbons on the 21st.