The Cooper City Cowboys will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the West Boca Raton Bulls at 7:00 p.m.
Cooper City heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Wednesday. They fell 3-1 to South Plantation.
The final score came out to 25-14, 22-25, 25-17, 25-16.
Despite the loss, Cooper City saw an underclassman step up: Hayley Horowitz had six digs and four aces. That's the most aces Horowitz has posted since back in September.
Even though they lost, Cooper City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, West Boca Raton had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top against the Bucks by a score of 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-17, 19-25, 25-13.
Pietra Ornela went supernova for West Boca Raton, getting 15 digs and five aces. Ornela is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Cooper City has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season. As for West Boca Raton, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-12 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Cooper City has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.9 aces per game. However, it's not like West Boca Raton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cooper City suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to West Boca Raton when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Cooper City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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