If New Smyrna Beach was feeling good off their 3-0 takedown of Seabreeze last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The New Smyrna Beach Barracudas took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spruce Creek Hawks on Tuesday. The Barracudas were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Hawks apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Tuesday.
New Smyrna Beach started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 25-18, 26-24, 27-25.
New Smyrna Beach's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Sofia Mackin, who had 17 digs, and Megan Lee, who had 15 kills, ten digs, and two blocks. With that strong performance, Mackin is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game.
Even though they lost, New Smyrna Beach kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're block total in four consecutive contests.
New Smyrna Beach's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5. As for Spruce Creek, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-6.
New Smyrna Beach will welcome University at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Spruce Creek, they will head out to challenge Pine Ridge at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Spruce Creek is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
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