Volleyball Preview: Berkeley Prep Buccaneers vs. Tampa Prep Terrapins
The Berkeley Prep Buccaneers will face off against the Tampa Prep Terrapins at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Berkeley Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Plant, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Berkeley Prep was ranked fourth). Berkeley Prep came up short against Plant on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Buccaneers' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
While Berkeley Prep ultimatly came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Tampa Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Tampa Catholic.
While Tampa Prep had to take the loss, they sure made a game of it, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-17, 26-24.
Berkeley Prep's loss dropped their record down to 9-2. As for Tampa Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything went Berkeley Prep's way against Tampa Prep when the teams last played last Thursday as Berkeley Prep made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Berkeley Prep since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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