The Berkeley Prep Buccaneers will square off against The First Academy Royals at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Berkeley Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Plant, who was ranked 14th at the time (Berkeley Prep was ranked 24th). The Buccaneers fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Buccaneers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
The 3-2 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-22, 28-30, 25-22, 17-15.
Meanwhile, The First Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Lake Highland Prep on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
The First Academy actually scored more points across those five sets (105-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 12-25, 25-21, 25-22, 15-12.
Berkeley Prep will have to contain Selah Kohler as she made an impact in The First Academy's last game. She had 22 digs and two aces. Kohler has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last four times she's played.
The First Academy's loss dropped their record down to 15-4. As for Berkeley Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
Everything went Berkeley Prep's way against The First Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, as Berkeley Prep made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Buccaneers repeat their success, or do the Royals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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