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By Team Reports Sep 20, 2024, 1:31am

Volleyball Preview: Zephyrhills Bulldogs vs. Citrus Hurricanes

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The Zephyrhills Bulldogs will challenge the Citrus Hurricanes at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.

Zephyrhills lost 3-0 to Wiregrass Ranch on Thursday.

While Zephyrhills had to take the loss, they sure made a game of it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-13, 25-22.

Meanwhile, Citrus posted their biggest victory since September 4th on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Weeki Wachee as Citrus made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hurricanes.

Citrus' not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Weeki Wachee between 16 and 19 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-16, 25-19.

Citrus was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive contests.

Zephyrhills' loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Citrus, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-7 record this season.

Zephyrhills beat Citrus 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Zephyrhills since the squad 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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