Port Charlotte is 2-8 against Riverview Sarasota since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Port Charlotte Pirates will head out to face off against the Riverview Sarasota Rams at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Port Charlotte is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since October 16, 2023 on Thursday. Everything went their way against DeSoto County as Port Charlotte made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Pirates have posted against the Bulldogs since August 24, 2017.
After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-22, 25-21.
Port Charlotte can attribute much of their success to Olivia Oliver, who had 11 digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Oliver a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Riverview Sarasota got the win against North Port on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Riverview Sarasota took every set by at least nine points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-16, 25-7.
Port Charlotte pushed their record up to 6-2 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Riverview Sarasota, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Port Charlotte has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Riverview Sarasota struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Port Charlotte skirted past Riverview Sarasota 3-2 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Port Charlotte repeat their success, or does Riverview Sarasota have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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