St. Petersburg barely beat Boca Ciega the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Green Devils put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 3-0 victory on Thursday. The Green Devils haven't had any issues with the Pirates recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: St. Petersburg took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-6, 25-9.
Annika Xenakis
| 09/25/25 vs Boca Ciega | 8 |
| 08/21/25 @ Gibbs | 6 |
| 10/03/24 @ Lakewood | 5 |
| 09/05/24 vs East Lake | 5 |
| 09/03/24 @ Hollins | 5 |
St. Petersburg can attribute much of their success to Annika Xenakis, who had eight aces and seven digs. Those eight aces gave Xenakis a new career-high.
Xenakis wasn't the only good servers: St. Petersburg was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matches.
St. Petersburg's victory bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Boca Ciega, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-12.
Coming up, St. Petersburg will face off against Indian Rocks Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Boca Ciega, they have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Tarpon Springs on the 29th.
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