Volleyball Preview: Winter Haven Blue Devils vs. George Jenkins Eagles
Winter Haven is 10-0 against George Jenkins since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Winter Haven made easy work of Frostproof and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Devils.
The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-7, 25-19.
Winter Haven's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kylie Catrett, who had 11 digs and five aces, and Camila DeJesus, who had ten digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Catrett a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, George Jenkins entered their tilt with Lakeland last Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Dreadnaughts.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: George Jenkins took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-13, 25-14.
George Jenkins' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sydney Morrison, who hit 80% for eight kills15 digs and two aces. Morrison has been hot recently, having also posted 14 or more assists the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Mya Matos, who had 13 digs.
George Jenkins 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 eight aces in three consecutive games.
Winter Haven has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for George Jenkins, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-4.
Winter Haven took their victory against George Jenkins when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Winter Haven since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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