Volleyball Preview: Pace Patriots vs. Crestview Bulldogs
The Pace Patriots will challenge the Crestview Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pace has four straight victories, Crestview has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Monday, Pace got the win against Elberta by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Pace took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-12, 25-14.
Pace found their leader in underclassman Liv Riffell, who had 13 digs.
Meanwhile, Crestview came up short against Choctawhatchee on Thursday, falling 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-20, 25-23.
Kelsey Griffin put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 17 digs.
Even though they lost, Crestview kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten blocks in three consecutive games.
Pace is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Crestview, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Pace has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Crestview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pace suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Crestview when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Pace avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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