After flying high against Bayshore on Tuesday, Gulf Coast HEAT came back down to earth. The Lions came up short against Tampa Bay HEAT on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Lions were not able to make up for their loss to Tampa Bay HEAT from their previous meeting back in August of 2022.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-9, 25-10.
Halle Gardner paced Gulf Coast HEAT's offense, picking up four kills. Gardner were helped by Mikayla Badenhorst and Payton Haines, who contributed four assists each.
Tampa Bay HEAT found their leader in freshman Kinslee Walker, who had nine digs and three aces. Walker has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played. Carley Jackson also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Gulf Coast HEAT's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Tampa Bay HEAT, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
Gulf Coast HEAT didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy on the 5th. As for Tampa Bay HEAT, they will face off against Lakeland Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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