Gulf Breeze is on a 13-game streak of home wins, while Pace is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Gulf Breeze Dolphins will square off against the Pace Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gulf Breeze is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Fletcher with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The win didn't come easy: Fletcher scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-8, 25-16.
Among those leading the charge was Sarah Frazee, who had 14 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Ciolino, who had four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Gulf Breeze was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Pace hadn't done well against Navarre recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Pace narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Navarre 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Pace who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 20-25, 25-23, 31-33, 15-9.
Gulf Breeze's win bumped their record up to 27-1. As for Pace, they have been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
Everything went Gulf Breeze's way against Pace in their previous matchup last Tuesday, as Gulf Breeze made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Gulf Breeze repeat their success, or does Pace have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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