The Boone Braves are taking a road trip to take on the Ocoee Knights on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Boone is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since March 4th on Tuesday. They came up short against Cypress Creek, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Braves in their meetings with the Bears: they've now lost four in a row.
Boone was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-17, 25-22.

Leandro Rodriguez
| 04/07/26 @ Cypress Creek | 15 |
| 04/06/26 vs Hagerty | 13 |
| 03/24/26 @ Harmony | 17 |
| 03/11/26 vs West Orange | 11 |
| 03/05/26 @ University | 16 |
Despite the loss, Boone had strong showings from Leandro Rodriguez, who had 15 digs and one assist, and Ian Vega, who had six digs and two aces. Rodriguez has been hot, having posted 11 or more digs the last five times he's played.
Meanwhile, Ocoee lost 3-0 to Dr. Phillips on Tuesday.
Boone's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Ocoee, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Boone got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in April of 2025 against Ocoee by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Braves repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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