LAKELAND, Fla. – The Royals traveled to Lakeland to take on the Fire of Southeastern and fell in three straight sets (20-25, 20-25, 12-25).
 
The Royals and the Fire have met 33 times in the two school's history since 2006. The Royals held a 18-15 series lead heading into tonight's matchup. Out of the 33 matchups, 19 have been Sun Conference matches. The Royals also have the overall series lead over the Fire 13-6 when playing a Sun Conference matchup. The largest winning streak in the series also belongs to the Royals having won four straight in 2010-11.
 
The first set went to the Fire with a final of 20-25. Alexandra Gonzalez led the Royals with 4 kills and the libero on the night Savanah Griffin added 6 digs. Cheyenne Miller also registered a solo block at the net.
 
The second set also went to the Fire by the same score of 20-25. Gonzalez added 7 kills to her totals bringing her to 11 in the two sets. Alyssa Muench elevated to 7 kills carrying an attack percentage of .500. Savanah Griffin added 8 more digs in the set moving her to 14. Bailee Mack and Madison Hughes split time as the Royals primary setter and finished the second set with 9 assists a piece.
 
Alexandra Gonzalez ended the night with 16 kills while completing the double-double with 11 digs. Savanah Griffin led the way defensively with 19 digs and 2 assists. Bailee Mack registered 13 assists on the night as well as 10 digs giving her a double-double.
 
The Royals fell in a three-set sweep to the Fire (20-25, 20-25, 12-25).