Coral Gables and Palmetto squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Coral Gables had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Palmetto Panthers by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Cavaliers let down their fans at home.
Coral Gables actually scored more points across those five sets (104-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 28-26, 22-25, 11-25, 15-13.
Coral Gables' loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-5. As for Palmetto, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 14-10.
After both having extra time off, Coral Gables and Doral Academy will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Palmetto, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Coral Reef on the 16th.
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