If Western was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Flanagan last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Western Wildcats fell just short of the South Plantation Paladins by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wildcats of the 3-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Western wouldn't go down easily and took South Plantation into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-23, 25-27, 15-25, 15-11.
Despite the defeat, Western had strong showings from Isabella Tavormina, who had 11 digs and three aces, and Sarah Ojeda, who had 18 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Tavormina has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Carolina Olivet, who had nine digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Western was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive games.
Western's loss dropped their record down to 14-3. As for South Plantation, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-2.
Western didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat vs. American Heritage on the 28th. South Plantation has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Nova on the 30th.
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