It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Coral Reef had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top against the Stoneman Douglas Eagles by a score of 3-1. The victory was familiar territory for the Barracudas who have now won five games in a row.
Coral Reef had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-19, 25-17, 25-22.
Emily Gomez was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 15 digs, three aces, and a kill. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August.
Coral Reef pushed their record up to 23-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Stoneman Douglas, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 10-9 record.
Coral Reef will play host again on Saturday to welcome Boca Raton, where the match is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Stoneman Douglas does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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