The Orange Park Raiders will play host again on Monday to welcome the Mandarin Mustangs, where the match is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Orange Park will be strutting in after a win while Mandarin will be coming in after a defeat.
On Saturday, Orange Park had just enough and edged Tocoi Creek out 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (110-106) Orange Park actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 30-28, 20-25, 16-25, 25-23, 15-9.
Orange Park's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ansley Nicholas, who had six digs and 24 assists. Nicholas is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylynn Robinson, who had 16 digs.
Meanwhile, Mandarin entered their matchup against Fleming Island on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Mandarin fell just short of Fleming Island by a score of 3-2.
Mandarin took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-13, 14-25, 25-12, 16-14.
Orange Park's win bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Mandarin, their loss ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-4.
Orange Park might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Mandarin in their previous meeting back in September of 2022. Will Orange Park have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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