If Deerfield Beach was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Cooper City on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bucks came up short against the Pine Crest Panthers on Thursday, falling 3-0.
While Deerfield Beach was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Pine Crest's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-18, 26-24.
Charles Edwards paced Deerfield Beach's offense, picking up nine kills. Edwards really made an impact as he also led the team in assists with 15. Finally, Giyanni Montoya kept Deerfield Beach's defense grounded, leading the team with four blocks.
Pine Crest can attribute much of their success to Guillermo Ariza, who had 13 digs and two aces. Ariza has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times he's played.
Deerfield Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Pine Crest, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-3.
Deerfield Beach didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Highlands Christian on the 14th. As for Pine Crest, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Cardinal Gibbons at 4:30 p.m. on the 22nd. The game will give the Panthers their first taste of in-conference action this season.
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