Volleyball Preview: First Coast Buccaneers vs. Atlantic Coast Stingrays
First Coast is 0-4 against Atlantic Coast since September of 2014 but things could change on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:30 p.m.
First Coast is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since August 29th on Tuesday. They came up short against Sandalwood, falling 3-0. The Buccaneers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
First Coast might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Sandalwood: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 26-24, 25-22.
First Coast might have lost, but man, BROOKE EDMONDS was a machine: she had 16 digs, eight aces, and two kills. EDMONDS has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last ten times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of JADA-EVE CLAIBORNE, who had 21 digs.
Even though they lost, First Coast was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in ten consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went Atlantic Coast's way against Andrew Jackson last Monday as Atlantic Coast made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Stingrays.
The win didn't come easy: Andrew Jackson scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-16, 25-13.
First Coast's loss dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Atlantic Coast, their victory bumped their record up to 9-7.
First Coast might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Atlantic Coast in their previous meeting back in August of 2022. Can First Coast avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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