Volleyball Recap: Venice Indians vs. Winter Haven Blue Devils
With a playoff game on the line, Venice rose to the challenge on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Winter Haven Blue Devils. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Indians also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2022.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 20-25, 25-17, 25-20.
Summer Kohler paced Venice's offense, picking up 26 kills. Kohler got some help from
Brooke Gruhl and her 39 assists. Gruhl was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Despite the defeat, Winter Haven saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Camila DeJesus had 18 digs. DeJesus has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played.
Venice is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Winter Haven, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-6.
Venice will venture away from home to face off against Plant at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Venice is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games. Winter Haven does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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