Palmetto Ridge is 10-0 against Immokalee since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Palmetto Ridge Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Immokalee Indians at 7:00 p.m. Palmetto Ridge will be strutting in after a victory while Immokalee will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Palmetto Ridge finally turned things around against Golden Gate on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Titans.
Palmetto Ridge was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. After all that action, the final score was 19-25, 28-26, 25-11, 25-14.
Palmetto Ridge relied on the efforts of Anna Hayes, who had 15 digs and three aces, and Kaili Flowers, who had six digs and four aces. Flowers is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Palmetto Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Immokalee was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to Barron Collier, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Palmetto Ridge's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4. As for Immokalee, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Palmetto Ridge's way against Immokalee in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Palmetto Ridge made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palmetto Ridge since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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