It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Palm Harbor University can now relate to. They came up short against the Plant Panthers on Saturday, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Hurricanes in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost nine in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-13, 25-11.
When it comes to explaining why Palm Harbor University lost, don't look at Sofia Castaneda. Despite the final result, she had 16 digs and two aces. Castaneda is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played.
Plant found their leader in sophomore Ella Horvick, who had 15 digs and four aces. Those four aces set a new season-high mark for Horvick. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Bucey, who had four aces and three digs.
Palm Harbor University's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-4. As for Plant, their victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-1.
Palm Harbor University does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Plant, they will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Venice, where the match is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Venice will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Plant surely won't give up without a fight.
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