Volleyball Recap: Lemon Bay Takes Down Booker in a Playoff Battle

By Team Reports Oct 18, 2024, 4:58am

Volleyball Recap: Lemon Bay Manta Rays vs. Booker Tornadoes

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With a playoff game on the line, Lemon Bay rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Booker Tornadoes. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Manta Rays also won the last time the pair played back in September.

The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Lemon Bay was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-3, 25-6.

Lemon Bay's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Evelyn Swidrak, who had 11 aces, eight digs, and two kills. Those 11 aces gave Swidrak a new career-high.

She wasn't the only good server: Lemon Bay was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.

The win made it two in a row for Lemon Bay and bumps their season record up to 9-12. As for Booker, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-10 record this season.

Lemon Bay will take on Boca Ciega at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lemon Bay is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses. Booker does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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