Volleyball Preview: Pine Knights vs. Westwood Christian Warriors
The Pine Knights and the Westwood Christian Warriors are set to duel on Tuesday. Pine will be strutting in after a win while Westwood Christian will be coming in after a defeat.
Pine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Lake Worth Christian by a score of 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 18-25, 25-21, 25-18.
Pine can attribute much of their success to Isabela Adler, who had 13 digs, two aces, and a kill, and Juliette Swan, who had 26 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Swan has posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Westwood Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Pinecrest Prep on Thursday and fell 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Westwood Christian sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 22-25, 25-19, 23-25, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Westwood Christian got top-tier performance from Sofia Palma, who had 15 kills, eight blocks, and five digs. Palma has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last ten times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of AnnaJoy Serrano, who had ten kills, six blocks, and three digs.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: Westwood Christian kept the net locked down and finished the game with 22 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least seven blocks in six consecutive games.
Pine's victory bumped their record up to 14-6. As for Westwood Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-7 record this season.
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