After flying high against Lakewood on Thursday, Pinellas Park came back down to earth. The Patriots fell just short of the Boca Ciega Pirates by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Patriots were not able to make up for their defeat to the Pirates from their previous meeting back in September of 2024.
Pinellas Park took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 15-25, 18-25, 25-10, 15-11.
Cerenity Cane and Alex Ralph certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Cane had 16 digs and five assists, while Ralph had ten digs and one assist.
Boca Ciega's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Rylee Walker, who had 20 digs and six kills. The dominant performance also gave Walker a new career-high in assists (18). Another player making a difference was Ava Devlynd, who had 21 digs and three aces.
Patriots
| 09/08/25 @ Boca Ciega | 2-3 |
| 09/04/25 vs Lakewood | 3-0 |
| 09/02/25 vs Gibbs | 3-1 |
| 08/21/25 vs Clearwater | 3-2 |
| 08/20/25 vs Dunedin | 0-3 |
The loss snapped Pinellas Park's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. As for Boca Ciega, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-8.
Pinellas Park has already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Largo on the 9th. As for Boca Ciega, they will face off against Shorecrest Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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