Boca Ciega is 1-9 against Seminole since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Boca Ciega Pirates will be staying on the road to face off against the Seminole Warhawks at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Boca Ciega is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top against DeSoto County by a score of 3-1.
If you add up the scores from across all four sets (98-97) Boca Ciega actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 27-25, 18-25, 27-25, 25-23.
Boca Ciega was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Seminole came tearing into Wednesday's contest with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Gladiators as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Seminole walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-15, 25-19.
Boca Ciega's victory bumped their record up to 10-7. As for Seminole, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-8.
Boca Ciega came up short against Seminole when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Seminole's Taylor Leide, who had 22 digs and five aces. Now that Boca Ciega knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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