NorthWood dropped a 3-1 contest at Lakeland Monday night. InkFreeNews file photo by Mike Deak

Lakeland 3, NorthWood 1

The Lakers put the Panthers and the rest of Tippecanoe Valley Sectional on notice Monday night with a resounding 25-21, 21-25, 25-18, 25-20 win in LaGrange. The win gives the Lakers its 18th win of the season.

NorthWood (20-6) continued to play shorthanded due to COVID-19 contact tracing.

Stats for the contest were not immediately available.

Lakeland took care of NorthWood in the JV game as well, 25-19, 25-21. Macie Knepp had six assists and five aces in the loss for the Panthers.