Coral Reef and Boca Raton squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Coral Reef had to settle for second. They fell 3-1 to the Boca Raton Bobcats. The Barracudas' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Coral Reef started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-23.
Daniela Dobal paced Coral Reef's offense, picking up 12 kills. Dobal got some help from
Amanda Augusten and her 15 assists.
Danielle Murray controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Leading Boca Raton to victory were Meya Cooper and Lia Ray. Cooper had 17 digs, six aces, three blocks, and a kill, while Ray had 11 digs. Those three blocks gave Cooper a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Hadley Clark, who had 12 digs.
Coral Reef's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-5. As for Boca Raton, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-6.
Coral Reef does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Boca Raton, they will head out to face off against Cypress Bay at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cypress Bay will roll in looking for their 21st straight victory, something Boca Raton surely won't give up without a fight.
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