The St. Edward's Pirates will take on the Sebastian River Sharks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
St. Edward's came up short against Brevard HEAT on Monday, falling 3-0. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Firehawks recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
St. Edward's couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Brevard HEAT a tough time in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-20, 30-28.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sebastian River, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They blew past Synergy Magnet K12 3-0 on Thursday.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Sebastian River was: they took every set by at least 18 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-3, 25-4.
St. Edward's better focus on containing Elizabeth Bryant and Giavanna Primavera as the pair were huge in Sebastian River's win. Bryant had six aces and one assist, while Primavera had four aces. Those four aces gave Primavera a new career-high.
Sebastian River was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 29 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Sebastian River's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for St. Edward's, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 10-9.
St. Edward's beat Sebastian River 3-1 in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Sharks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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