With a playoff game on the line, Innovation rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They blew past the New Smyrna Beach Barracudas 3-0. Winning may never get old, but the Bulls sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-19, 25-21.
Leading Innovation to victory were Aylani Correa and Emma Rivera. Correa had 12 digs and two aces, while Rivera had 16 digs. Rivera is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played.
Despite the defeat, New Smyrna Beach saw an underclassman step up: freshman Sofia Mackin had 19 digs.
Innovation is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for New Smyrna Beach, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 15-11 record.
After both having extra time off, Innovation and Chiles will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chiles is coming into the game with 11 straight wins at home, so Innovation will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. New Smyrna Beach does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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