After three games on the road, Pinellas Park is heading back home. They will host the Boca Ciega Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
Pinellas Park is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Petersburg just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Green Devils, falling 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-16, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Boca Ciega made easy work of Lakewood on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Boca Ciega was: they took every set by at least 16 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-4, 25-9.
Boca Ciega was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Pinellas Park's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Boca Ciega, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Pinellas Park has serving mastered this season, having averaged 13 aces per game. However, it's not like Boca Ciega struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pinellas Park took their win against Boca Ciega when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Pinellas Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Boca Ciega turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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