It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Gulf Breeze had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Pace Patriots with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Dolphins who have now won 12 matchups in a row.
While Gulf Breeze won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-15, 25-22.
Bella Satterwhite paced Gulf Breeze's offense, picking up 16 kills. Satterwhite got some help from
Allie Hepworth and her 20 assists. Hepworth was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Despite the defeat, Pace saw an underclassman step up: freshman Liv Riffell had 16 digs.
Gulf Breeze pushed their record up to 28-1 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home. As for Pace, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-8.
Gulf Breeze has already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against Oviedo on the 30th. Pace does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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