Volleyball Preview: Palmer Trinity Falcons vs. Ransom Everglades Raiders
Palmer Trinity is 1-8 against Ransom Everglades since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Palmer Trinity Falcons will be staying on the road to face off against the Ransom Everglades Raiders at 7:00 p.m.
Palmer Trinity is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Cypress Bay just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Lightning by a score of 2-1.
Palmer Trinity started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-21, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Ransom Everglades waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Lourdes Academy.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (102-99) Ransom Everglades actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 28-26, 19-25, 25-19, 15-7.
Ransom Everglades' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Addison Pollock led the charge by getting 25 digs and 12 kills. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Lewkowitz, who had 28 digs.
Palmer Trinity's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5. As for Ransom Everglades, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Palmer Trinity came up short against Ransom Everglades in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 2-0. Can Palmer Trinity avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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