First Coast lost against Atlantic Coast back in August of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The First Coast Buccaneers came up short against the Atlantic Coast Stingrays, falling 3-0. The Buccaneers have struggled against the Stingrays recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-9, 25-18.
First Coast lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being MARKAYLA SMILEY, who had nine digs, four aces, three kills, and two blocks. SMILEY has been hot recently, having posted four or more aces the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of CARMEN OVERSTREET, who had ten blocks, four kills, four digs, and two aces.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: First Coast kept the net locked down and finished the game with 15 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
First Coast's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Atlantic Coast, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-7.
First Coast didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Westside on the 2nd. Atlantic Coast has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Wolfson on the 2nd.
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