Fleming Island proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by three) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Harvest Community Warriors, sneaking past 3-2. The Golden Eagles have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Warriors, too.
Fleming Island was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-21, 12-25, 25-19, 15-9.
Fleming Island's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Alana Santiago led the charge by getting six digs and two aces. That's the most digs Santiago has posted over her last seven matchups. Another player making a difference was Hanna Kophamer, who had ten digs and three assists.
Harvest Community's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Rylie Harris, who had 24 assists and five digs, and Emma Shiferdek, who had 12 digs.
Fleming Island has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Harvest Community, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 16-9.
Fleming Island didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Ridgeview on the 14th. As for Harvest Community, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Eagle's View on the 14th.
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