Avon Park came tearing into Monday's contest with six straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They won by a set and slipped past the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks 3-2. For the Red Devils, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 loss the Hawks walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Avon Park got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-18, 19-25, 25-22, 14-25, 15-10.
Liceomariz (Lisy) Rosario went supernova for Avon Park, getting 37 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Rosario now had 11 or more in the last 33 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Aliany Zavala, who had 21 digs.
Avon Park kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 7.2.
Santa Fe Catholic's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ajayia Hodges, who had 16 kills, 14 digs, and a block. The dominant performance also gave Hodges a new career-high in aces. Maren Lausell was another key player, getting 33 digs and two aces.
Avon Park pushed their record up to 9-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Santa Fe Catholic, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-4.
Avon Park will take on Tenoroc at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Santa Fe Catholic, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Kathleen at 7:00 p.m. Santa Fe Catholic is facing Kathleen at the right time seeing as Kathleen is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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