Volleyball Preview: Venice Indians vs. Winter Haven Blue Devils
On Saturday Venice will have to hit the road after six straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Winter Haven Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Venice is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Newsome as Venice made off with a 3-0 win.
Venice was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-14, 25-20.
Venice was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Winter Haven came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with seven straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Winter Haven's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-20, 25-17.
Venice's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-9. As for Winter Haven, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
Venice took their victory against Winter Haven when the teams last played back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Venice repeat their success, or does Winter Haven have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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