Mainland hasn't had much luck against Seabreeze recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Mainland Buccaneers will challenge the Seabreeze Sandcrabs at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mainland took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Menendez.
Mainland was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 16-25, 25-14, 25-22.
Mainland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven matches.
Meanwhile, Seabreeze posted their biggest win since September 5th on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Atlantic as Seabreeze made off with a 3-0 victory.
Seabreeze's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Atlantic between 15 and 17 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-17, 25-16.
Seabreeze found their leader in underclassman Lilli Litz, who had 16 digs.
Mainland pushed their record up to 8-10 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Seabreeze, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Mainland has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Seabreeze struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mainland came up short against Seabreeze when the teams last played back in August, falling 3-1. Can Mainland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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