Palmer Trinity unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Florida Christian Patriots by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Falcons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Patriots apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August of 2024.
Palmer Trinity took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 18-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-9.
Bianca Blanco paced Palmer Trinity's offense, picking up 26 kills. Blanco got some help from Davianna Herrera and her three assists. Blanco was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Leading Florida Christian to victory were Allison Mantecon and Amelia Gomez. Mantecon had nine digs and three aces, while Gomez had 13 digs, nine kills, and three aces. That's the most aces Gomez has posted since back in September of 2024.
Palmer Trinity wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart on the 21st. As for Florida Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Archbishop Carroll on the 20th.
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