After both having extra time off, the Glades Day Gators and the Moore Haven Terriers will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with ten losses in a row, Glades Day finally turned things around against Clewiston on Friday. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Gators have posted since August 22nd.
One reason for the win was Glades Day's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-19, 25-16.
Glades Day was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Moore Haven had already won ten in a row and they went ahead and made it 11 two weeks ago. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Shamrocks.
Moore Haven walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-21, 25-12, 25-21.
Moore Haven found their leader in underclassman Brooklyn Sergent, who had nine kills, seven aces, and five digs. The dominant performance gave Sergent a new career-high in aces.
Glades Day's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-15. As for Moore Haven, they pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Glades Day has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 4.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Moore Haven struggles in that department as they've been averaging 15.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Glades Day might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Moore Haven in their previous meeting back in August. Can Glades Day avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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