Volleyball Preview: Boca Ciega Pirates vs. Pinellas Park Patriots
The Boca Ciega Pirates are on the road again on Monday to play the Pinellas Park Patriots at 7:30 p.m. Boca Ciega will be strutting in after a victory while Pinellas Park will be coming in after a loss.
On Thursday, everything went Boca Ciega's way against Lakewood as Boca Ciega made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Boca Ciega was: they took every set by at least 16 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-6, 25-4, 25-9.
Boca Ciega was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Pinellas Park unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against St. Petersburg, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-16, 25-13.
Boca Ciega's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Pinellas Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Boca Ciega has serving mastered this season, having averaged 12.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Pinellas Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Boca Ciega might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Pinellas Park when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Boca Ciega avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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