With a playoff game on the line, Everglades City rose to the challenge on Monday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Donahue Catholic Shamrocks. This was a revenge game for the Gators, as the team was forced to settle for a 3-2 defeat when these two played two weeks ago.
Everglades City had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-14.
Everglades City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive contests.
Everglades City's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Donahue Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
Everglades City will challenge Seacrest Country Day at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Seacrest Country Day will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Everglades City surely won't give up without a fight. Donahue Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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