Volleyball Preview: Cypress Bay Lightning vs. Coral Springs Charter Panthers
Cypress Bay has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. After both having extra time off, they and the Coral Springs Charter Panthers will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Cypress Bay had just enough and edged Palmer Trinity out 2-1.
Cypress Bay had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-21, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Coral Springs Charter got the win against West Broward on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Coral Springs Charter was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-17, 25-18.
Olivia Greco had an outrageously good game as she had eight aces and six digs. She is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Kailey Michaelson, who had eight digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Coral Springs Charter was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Cypress Bay's victory was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-0. As for Coral Springs Charter, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Cypress Bay took their win against Coral Springs Charter in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cypress Bay since the team 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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