Flanagan proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by three) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the Cooper City Cowboys 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Falcons have posted since March 17th.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Flanagan who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 22-25, 25-20, 22-25, 15-5.
Oscar Benitez went supernova, getting 33 digs and five assists. That's the most assists he has posted over his last five matchups. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Chang, who had 18 digs and one assist.
Flanagan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cooper City only served eight aces.
Flanagan has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Cooper City, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Flanagan has already played their next game, a 3-2 victory against South Broward on the 22nd. Hopefully Cooper City paid attention to the Falcons' match: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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