The Middleburg Broncos will venture away from home to face off against the Beachside Barracudas at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Middleburg took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past Fleming Island 3-0. The Broncos haven't had any issues with the Golden Eagles recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Middleburg was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-18.
Middleburg's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Haley Fugate, who had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces Fugate has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Mcwatters, who had five digs and two aces.
They weren't the only good servers: Middleburg was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Beachside made easy work of Bartram Trail on Monday and carried off a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Beachside's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-17, 25-15.
Middleburg better focus on containing Maya Jaworski and Leah Sharpe as the pair were huge in Beachside's win. Jaworski had ten digs, while Sharpe had 23 assists and eight digs.
Middleburg's record is now 11-9. As for Beachside, their record now sits at 16-1.
Middleburg couldn't quite get it done against Beachside in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Can the Broncos avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
