Mount Dora came tearing into Thursday's game with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Umatilla Bulldogs with a sharp 3-0 win. The Hurricanes have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bulldogs, too.
While Mount Dora won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-13, 25-14.
Giorgia Brocchiero was the offensive standout of the match as she had ten digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Mount Dora 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 seven aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
Umatilla's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Victoria Adkins, who had 18 digs. Adkins is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Victoria Wolfe, who had seven digs.
Mount Dora's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Umatilla, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-7 record this season.
Mount Dora didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 loss vs. East Ridge on the 24th. Umatilla has also already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against South Lake on the 23rd.
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