DeSoto County is 10-0 against Palmetto since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as DeSoto County comes in on three and Palmetto on four.
DeSoto County is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest win since September 10th on Tuesday. They blew past Lake Placid 3-0.
DeSoto County walked away with the victory (but they looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-23, 25-23.
Among those leading the charge was Emery Skinner, who had 16 digs. What's more, she also racked up no aces, the mostshe's had in her last three contests.
Meanwhile, Palmetto hadn't done well against Lakewood Ranch recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Palmetto came out on top against Lakewood Ranch by a score of 3-1.
Palmetto 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 22-25, 25-15, 26-24, 25-17.
Mai Nguyen was nothing short of spectacular: she had 11 digs and five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Palmetto was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 17 consecutive games.
DeSoto County's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-10. As for Palmetto, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: DeSoto County has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Palmetto struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
DeSoto County beat Palmetto 3-1 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Does DeSoto County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palmetto turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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