Deerfield Beach is 0-6 against Coral Springs since March of 2022 but things could change on Monday. The Deerfield Beach Bucks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Coral Springs Colts at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Deerfield Beach was able to grind out a solid victory over Coconut Creek, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bucks.
Deerfield Beach had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-23, 25-6, 25-10.
Zeryc Chalmers
| 03/13/25 @ Coconut Creek | 14 |
| 03/11/25 vs Miramar | 12 |
| 03/06/25 @ South Plantation | 16 |
| 03/05/25 vs Plantation | 15 |
| 03/04/25 @ Highlands Christian | 25 |
| + 7 more games |
Jadden Perdomo and Zeryc Chalmers were among the main playmakers for Deerfield Beach as the former had 14 digs and three assists and the latter had three digs and two aces. Chalmers is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as he's now posted 12 or more in each of the last 12 games he's played dating back to last season.
They weren't the only good server: Deerfield Beach was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in April of 2024.
Coral Springs had won four straight road games dating back to last season and Jayden Thomas did his part to make it five on Friday. Everything went Coral Springs' way against Flanagan as Coral Springs made off with a 3-0 win which was due in part to Thomas, who had ten digs. That's the most aces Chalmers has posted since back in April of 2024.
Coral Springs not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Flanagan between 19 and 20 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-19, 25-20.
Deerfield Beach's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Coral Springs, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Deerfield Beach hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 6.8 blocks per game. However, it's not like Coral Springs struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.2 blocks. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Deerfield Beach came up short against Coral Springs in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 3-1. Can Deerfield Beach avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
