The West Boca Raton Bulls will face off against the Deerfield Beach Bucks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
West Boca Raton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Olympic Heights 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bulls have posted since August 21st.
West Boca Raton never let Olympic Heights on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-11, 25-23.
Among those leading the charge was Pietra Ornela, who had ten digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
West Boca Raton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Deerfield Beach hadn't done well against Fort Lauderdale recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Deerfield Beach had just enough and edged Fort Lauderdale out 3-2.
Deerfield Beach wouldn't go down easily and took Fort Lauderdale into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-13, 19-25, 20-25, 15-12.
West Boca Raton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-12 record this season. As for Deerfield Beach, their win bumped their record up to 14-3.
West Boca Raton took their victory against Deerfield Beach when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Boca Raton since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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