Volleyball Preview: Lemon Bay Manta Rays vs. Port Charlotte Pirates
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| 09/04/24 - Away | 2-3 L |
| 08/24/24 - Neutral | 0-2 L |
| 10/15/22 - Neutral | 2-0 W |
| 09/07/22 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 10/21/21 - Neutral | 3-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Lemon Bay and Port Charlotte are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Manta Rays will be playing at home against the Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Lemon Bay came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Braden River, falling 3-0. The Manta Rays haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
While Lemon Bay was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-22, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Port Charlotte lost 3-0 to Community School of Naples on Tuesday.
While Port Charlotte was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Community School of Naples' winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-22, 25-23.
Lemon Bay's defeat dropped their record down to 15-9. As for Port Charlotte, their loss dropped their record down to 10-14.
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