It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Tampa Bay HEAT had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks. The victory was familiar territory for Tampa Bay HEAT who have now won three matchups in a row.
Tampa Bay HEAT was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-15, 23-25, 25-23, 15-10.
Tampa Bay HEAT was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive contests.
Santa Fe Catholic lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Maren Lausell, who had 32 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Lausell has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Ajayia Hodges, who had 18 kills, 18 digs, and a block.
Tampa Bay HEAT now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Santa Fe Catholic, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 16-6.
Tampa Bay HEAT has already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Seffner Christian on the 17th. Santa Fe Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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