Volleyball Recap: MARKAYLA SMILEY Leads First Coast to Victory over Riverside

By Team Reports Sep 20, 2024, 1:17pm

Volleyball Recap: First Coast Buccaneers vs. Riverside Generals

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First Coast won the last time they faced Riverside, and things went their way on Wednesday too. Everything went the First Coast Buccaneers' way against the Riverside Generals as the First Coast Buccaneers made off with a 3-0 win.

The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-13, 25-21.

MARKAYLA SMILEY was her usual excellent self, getting nine aces, eight kills, and seven digs. That's the most aces she has posted since September 4th. BROOKE EDMONDS was another key player, getting 15 digs and six aces.

She wasn't the only good server: First Coast was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 32 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 30.5.

First Coast is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Riverside, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.

First Coast didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 victory vs. ED White on the 19th. Riverside has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Englewood on the 19th.

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