The Royal Palm Beach Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Santaluces Chiefs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Wednesday, Royal Palm Beach didn't have quite enough to beat Lake Worth Christian and fell 3-2. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Defenders 25-11 in the first set.
Royal Palm Beach actually scored more points across those five sets (100-95), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 11-25, 25-21, 25-20, 19-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Santaluces came up short against Morningside Academy on Thursday and fell 3-1. While the Chiefs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-16 in the first set.
Santaluces started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-21.
Royal Palm Beach's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2. As for Santaluces, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
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