Volleyball Recap: Tampa Prep Finds Playoff Glory Versus First Baptist Academy

It's playoff time, and Tampa Prep had no trouble coming through when it counted. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the First Baptist Academy Lions on Wednesday, sneaking past 3-2. The victory was nothing new for the Terrapins as they're now sitting on five straight.

Tampa Prep got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 30-32, 19-25, 25-23, 15-9.

Mila Zujovic

Assists

11/05/25 vs First Baptist Academy	62
11/03/25 vs Divine Savior Academy	26
10/28/25 vs Indian Rocks Christian	40
10/25/25 vs Northside Christian	33
10/21/25 vs Shorecrest Prep	35
+ 28 more games

Tampa Prep was led to victory by Sophia Merenda and Mila Zujovic. Merenda had 20 digs and eight assists, while Zujovic hit 71.4% for five kills and nine digs and two aces. Zujovic has been hot for a while, having also posted 12 or more assists the last 33 times she's played.

Peyton Garrick and Laila Stewart certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Garrick had 22 digs and two aces, while Stewart had 17 digs and five aces.

Tampa Prep's win bumped their record up to 22-7. As for First Baptist Academy, with the loss, they broke their 23-match winning streak and moved their record to 31-2.

As of now, neither Tampa Prep nor the Lions have any future games scheduled.