Volleyball Preview: Southwest Florida Christian King's vs. North Fort Myers Red Knights
The Southwest Florida Christian King will venture away from home to face off against the North Fort Myers Red Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Fort Myers took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Southwest Florida Christian, who comes in off a win.
On Monday, Southwest Florida Christian made easy work of South Fort Myers and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the King's.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Southwest Florida Christian was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-4, 25-8, 25-11.
Meanwhile, North Fort Myers unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to Riverdale.
North Fort Myers started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 25-12, 25-23, 25-22.
North Fort Myers might have lost, but man, Harley Mendez was a machine: she had 22 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Mendez has posted since back in September of 2023.
Even though they lost, North Fort Myers kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Southwest Florida Christian now has a winning record of 8-7. As for North Fort Myers, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3.
Southwest Florida Christian beat North Fort Myers 3-1 in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southwest Florida Christian since the squad 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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