Volleyball Preview: Pace Patriots vs. Pensacola Catholic Crusaders
The Pace Patriots will venture away from home to challenge the Pensacola Catholic Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pace will be strutting in after a victory while Pensacola Catholic will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Pace made easy work of Milton and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Pace took every set by at least 11 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-11, 25-14.
Pace found their leader in underclassman Liv Riffell, who had seven digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces.
Pace was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Pensacola Catholic suffered their biggest loss since August 29th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Gulf Breeze. The defeat continues a trend for the Crusaders in their matchups with the Dolphins: they've now lost six in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-18, 25-15.
Pace's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. As for Pensacola Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Everything went Pace's way against Pensacola Catholic when the teams last played two weeks ago as Pace made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pace 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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