Stranahan hasn't had much luck against Hollywood Hills recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Stranahan Mighty Dragons' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Hollywood Hills Spartans at 4:30 p.m.
Stranahan is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Coconut Creek just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They came up short against the Cougars, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-11, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Hollywood Hills hadn't done well against South Broward recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Tuesday. Hollywood Hills was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over South Broward. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Hollywood Hills never let South Broward on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-3, 25-20, 25-22.
Angelica Carrero and Paola Colina were among the main playmakers for Hollywood Hills as the former had six aces and four kills and the latter had nine aces and two kills. Those six aces gave Carrero a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Hollywood Hills was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive matches.
Stranahan's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Hollywood Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season.
Stranahan suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Hollywood Hills in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Stranahan, Alyssa Ramalho (who had 16 aces, ten digs, and a block) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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