Seminole Ridge is on a three-game streak of home losses, West Boca Raton a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Tuesday. The Seminole Ridge Hawks will host the West Boca Raton Bulls at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Thursday, Seminole Ridge didn't have quite enough to beat Park Vista and fell 3-2.
Seminole Ridge actually scored more points across those five sets (108-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 12-25, 19-25, 25-20, 28-26, 15-12.
Seminole Ridge's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Emma Ginther, who had 16 digs and three aces, and Inara Chin Lee, who had two aces and 26 assists. That's the most aces Chin Lee has posted since back in August.
Even though they lost, Seminole Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, West Boca Raton came up short against Cardinal Newman on Monday and fell 3-1.
After all that action, the final score was 25-18, 25-20, 29-31, 25-21.
Seminole Ridge now has a losing record at 4-5. As for West Boca Raton, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Seminole Ridge hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.3 blocks per game. However, it's not like West Boca Raton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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