Plant extended their postseason success on Saturday against Palm Harbor University. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Palm Harbor University Hurricanes. That's more bragging rights for the Panthers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Plant was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-13, 25-11.
Plant found their leader in sophomore Ella Horvick, who had 15 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Horvick a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Bucey, who had four aces and three digs.
Plant was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Palm Harbor University still got an impressive performance from Sofia Castaneda, who 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's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-1. As for Palm Harbor University, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-4.
Plant 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 victory, something Plant surely won't give up without a fight. Palm Harbor University does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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