Volleyball Preview: Pine Ridge Panthers vs. Seabreeze Sandcrabs
Pine Ridge and Seabreeze are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2021, but not for long. The Pine Ridge Panthers will challenge the Seabreeze Sandcrabs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pine Ridge is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, Pine Ridge earned a 3-1 win over Deltona.
Pine Ridge had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-19, 25-15, 26-24.
Karina Crespo was nothing short of spectacular: she had 27 digs and 12 aces. Those 12 aces gave her a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Seabreeze came up short against Mainland on Thursday and fell 3-1.
While Seabreeze had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-23, 16-25, 25-19, 25-21.
Even though they lost, Seabreeze kept the net locked down and finished the game with 13 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Pine Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Seabreeze, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Pine Ridge has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Seabreeze struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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