Volleyball Recap: Gulliver Prep Beats Ransom Everglades for Their Fourth Straight Win

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Previous 4 Games

10/17/25 vs Ransom Everglades	3-2
10/15/25 vs Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart	3-0
10/14/25 vs Killian	3-0
10/08/25 vs Saint Andrew's	2-0

It's playoff time, and Gulliver Prep had no trouble coming through when it counted. They had just enough and edged out Ransom Everglades 3-2 on Friday. The victory was nothing new for Gulliver Prep as they're now sitting on four straight.

Gulliver Prep wouldn't go down easily and took Ransom Everglades into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-9, 24-26, 22-25, 15-8.

Gulliver Prep was led to victory by Mia Lavalle and Daniela Torre Blanes. Lavalle had 20 digs and three aces, while Torre Blanes had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces Lavalle has posted since back in August.

They weren't the only good servers: Gulliver Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive matches.

Ransom Everglades' loss came despite strong showings from Abigail Zichella and Nalah Picchetti. Zichella had 16 kills, five digs, and two blocks, while Picchetti had five digs, two aces, and one block. Zichella is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in each of the last nine games she's played. Another player making a difference was Lola Picchetti, who had 16 digs and two assists.

Gulliver Prep's record is now 19-7. As for Ransom Everglades, their loss dropped their record down to 10-16.

Coming up, Gulliver Prep will be playing in front of their home fans against NSU University at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ransom Everglades does not have any more games scheduled as of now.