Florida High School Volleyball - Walton over Pensacola Area Homeschool
August 28, 2025: DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 The Walton Braves (DeFuniak Springs, FL) volleyball knocked off the visiting Pensacola Area Homeschool Phoenix (Pensacola, FL), 3-0 in Thursday's non-league bout.
The Braves now possess a 2-3 record. They play next when they host Wewahitchka for a non-league bout on Monday, September 1. Walton will clash with a Gators team coming off a 3-0 non-league loss to Cottondale (Cottondale, FL). The Gators record now stands at 0-3.
The Phoenix (1-3) will now prepare for their match against South Baldwin Christian Academy (Gulf Shores, AL). The Knights enter the non-league match with a 5-1 record. In their last match, South Baldwin Christian Academy was outscored by Atmore Christian (Atmore, AL), 3-0, in a league match.
Match Summary
The Varsity match was a bit lopsided, at least at first. We were a bit "deer in the headlights" to start, as we faced the Lady Braves' flagship team. We had to defend against significantly stronger serving and hitting than in the JV match. Our girls did adjust, and we managed to make each match closer than the last, putting up 20 points in our final set, even after giving up a 9 point serving run to the Lady Braves early on! Facing up to this strong team was a great experience for our players, in learning to face adversity, stay together and stay strong, knowing that we will improve through embracing a matchup like this. I'm particularly proud of our 89% serving in this match!
