After flying high against Marathon last Thursday, Key West came back down to earth. The Conchs fell just short of the Coral Shores Hurricanes by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Conchs were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Hurricanes earlier this season, when they won 3-0.
Key West took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 27-25, 16-25, 25-21, 15-5.
Gabrielle Garcia paced Key West's offense, picking up 14 kills. Garcia got some help from Molly McKnight and her 36 assists. Garcia was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Coral Shores' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ivy Tiedemann, who had 27 digs and three assists. Those 27 digs gave Tiedemann a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Eliyana Mcleod, who had 11 digs and one assist.
Conchs
| 09/25/25 @ Coral Shores | 2-3 |
| 09/18/25 @ Marathon | 3-0 |
| 09/17/25 vs Basilica | 3-0 |
| 09/13/25 vs Alonso | 2-1 |
| 09/13/25 vs Durant | 2-0 |
With the loss, Key West broke their four-match winning streak and moved their record to 12-7. As for Coral Shores, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-5.
Key West wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Mater Lakes Academy on the 26th. As for Coral Shores, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-2 loss against Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) on the 29th.
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