If Seacrest Country Day was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Barron Collier on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Stingrays fell just short of the Venice Indians by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Stingrays were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Indians apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2024.
Seacrest Country Day actually scored more points across those five sets (105-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 11-25, 26-24, 25-18, 23-25, 15-13.
Their offense was headlined by Sophia Baron and Kendall Creech, who picked up 11 kills apiece. They got some help from Alexa Hicks and her 31 assists. Harper Campins controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Venice to victory, but perhaps none more so than Grace Svetkovich, who had 15 digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Svetkovich a new career-high. Marley Payne also deserves some recognition as she had her first digs of the season.
Seacrest Country Day now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Venice, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-4.
Seacrest Country Day and Venice could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. The Stingrays will face off against First Baptist Academy on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (156 vs. 27). Meanwhile, Venice (ranked 133rd) will meet Charlotte (ranked 49th) at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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