It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Coral Reef had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They skirted past the Southwest Eagles 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Barracudas, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Coral Reef wouldn't go down easily and took Southwest into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-22, 22-25, 21-25, 15-7.
Emily Gomez went supernova for Coral Reef, getting 27 digs. Gomez is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Southwest's loss came despite strong showings from Sarah Lewis and Amara Cepeda. Lewis had 35 kills, 17 digs, four blocks, and two aces, while Cepeda had 14 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Cepeda has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey DeCastro, who had nine digs and three kills.
Coral Reef's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-4. As for Southwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-18.
Coral Reef has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Palmetto on the 16th. Southwest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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