The Island Coast Gators will venture away from home to challenge the Evangelical Christian Sentinels at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Island Coast and eight for Evangelical Christian.
On Tuesday, Island Coast came up short against East Lee County and fell 3-1.
Island Coast started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-23, 25-14, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Evangelical Christian also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Oasis by a score of 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-16, 10-25, 25-13.
Despite the loss, Evangelical Christian saw an underclassman step up: Olivia Holt had 11 digs. Those 11 digs set a new season-high mark for Holt.
Even though they lost, Evangelical Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Island Coast's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Evangelical Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Island Coast came up short against Evangelical Christian in their previous matchup back in September of 2014, falling 2-0. Can Island Coast avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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