The Port Charlotte Pirates will face off against the DeSoto County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Port Charlotte will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Thursday, Port Charlotte came up short against Charlotte and fell 3-1. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Fightin' Tarpons recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-19, 22-25, 25-20.
Cora McGinnis put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had ten digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, DeSoto County came into Tuesday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against Hardee on Tuesday as DeSoto County made off with a 3-0 win.
After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-22, 25-12.
DeSoto County can attribute much of their success to Emery Skinner, who had nine digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces.
Port Charlotte's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for DeSoto County, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-5.
Port Charlotte came out on top in a nail-biter against DeSoto County when the teams last played back in August, sneaking past 3-2. Does Port Charlotte have another victory up their sleeve, or will DeSoto County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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