Volleyball Preview: Lemon Bay Manta Rays vs. Sarasota Sailors
The Lemon Bay Manta Rays will head out on the road to square off against the Sarasota Sailors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Lemon Bay made easy work of Booker and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Manta Rays.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Lemon Bay was: they took every set by at least 16 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-7, 25-9, 25-7.
Meanwhile, Sarasota beat Inspiration Academy 3-1 on Tuesday.
In the three sets Sarasota was on fire: they won each by at least eight points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-10, 23-25, 25-17.
Sarasota's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carley Ramsden, who had 35 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayda Moon, who had 24 digs and two aces.
Moon wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Sarasota 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 six aces in five consecutive contests.
Lemon Bay's record now sits at 6-8. As for Sarasota, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season.
Lemon Bay came up short against Sarasota in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Lemon Bay avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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