Volleyball Preview: Gulf Coast Sharks vs. Fort Myers Green Wave
The Gulf Coast Sharks will challenge the Fort Myers Green Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gulf Coast took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Lely with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Gulf Coast was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-12, 25-12.
Cassandra Maldonado went supernova for Gulf Coast, getting 14 digs and six aces. That's the most aces Maldonado has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Fort Myers earned a 2-0 win over Naples on Saturday.
Fort Myers' not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Naples between 19 and 20 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-19.
Gulf Coast's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-6. As for Fort Myers, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Gulf Coast beat Fort Myers 3-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gulf Coast 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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