Sunlake and Wesley Chapel are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Sunlake Seahawks will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Wesley Chapel Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Wesley Chapel took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Sunlake, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Sunlake finally turned things around against Bradenton Christian on Friday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Panthers.
While Sunlake won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Wesley Chapel didn't have quite enough to beat Osceola on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Wesley Chapel actually scored more points across those five sets (98-92), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-22, 13-25, 14-25, 15-10.
Wesley Chapel might have lost, but man, Gabriela Reyes Rivera was a machine: she had 28 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Reyes Rivera has posted in she last eight matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Camila Mjtorian, who had ten digs.
Even though they lost, Wesley Chapel was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive games.
Sunlake's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Wesley Chapel, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.
Sunlake beat Wesley Chapel 2-0 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will Sunlake repeat their success, or does Wesley Chapel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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