After both having extra time off, the St. Petersburg Green Devils and the North Fort Myers Red Knights will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Petersburg is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
St. Petersburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Northeast 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-20, 25-19.
Meanwhile, North Fort Myers came up short against Braden River on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Red Knights in their meetings with the Pirates: they've now lost three in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 17-25, 25-16, 25-15.
St. Petersburg will have to keep a close watch on Harley Mendez and Aliyah Santiago, a pair of players who had a big impact on North Fort Myers' prior game. Mendez had 24 digs and one assist, while Santiago had 25 assists and seven digs. Santiago has been hot for a while, having posted 13 or more assists the last 27 times she's played.
North Fort Myers' loss dropped their record down to 16-7. As for St. Petersburg, their win bumped their record up to 16-5.
St. Petersburg couldn't quite get it done against North Fort Myers when the teams last played back in October of 2024 as they fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mendez, who had 23 digs and two aces. Now that the Green Devils know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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