Volleyball Preview: Santa Rosa Christian vs. Gulf Pointe Latin Gladiators
Santa Rosa Christian has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will take on the Gulf Pointe Latin Gladiators at 4:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Santa Rosa Christian made easy work of L.E.A.D. Academy and carried off a 3-0 win.
Santa Rosa Christian's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping L.E.A.D. Academy between 17 and 19 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-17, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Gulf Pointe Latin got the win against Trinitas Christian on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gladiators.
While Gulf Pointe Latin won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-14, 25-22.
Santa Rosa Christian's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3. As for Gulf Pointe Latin, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3.
Santa Rosa Christian came up short against Gulf Pointe Latin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gulf Pointe Latin's Rebekah Thompson, who had 30 digs and two aces. Now that Santa Rosa Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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