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| 09/04/25 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 09/19/24 - Away | 0-3 L |
| 08/27/24 - Home | 2-3 L |
| 10/03/23 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 09/14/23 - Away | 0-3 L |
| + 5 more games |
Palmetto hadn't done well against Manatee recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Tigers put the hurt on the Hurricanes with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Palmetto's got stronger as the match went on, holding Manatee to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-21, 25-16.
Abigail Defee paced Palmetto's offense, picking up 13 kills. Defee got some help from Stella Averill and her 29 assists. Kesha Donkor controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Palmetto's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Manatee, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Palmetto will host DeSoto County at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Manatee, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Sarasota at 7:00 p.m. on the 18th.
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