The Doral Academy Firebirds will head out to square off against the Cypress Bay Lightning at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Doral Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Palmetto as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Firebirds in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won five in a row.
Doral Academy was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-10, 25-16.
Amy Smith
| 10/25/25 vs Palmetto | 28 |
| 10/22/25 @ Boca Raton | 36 |
| 10/17/25 @ Cypress Bay | 20 |
| 10/15/25 vs West Broward | 41 |
| 10/09/25 vs Archbishop Carroll | 24 |
| + 7 more games |
Doral Academy found their leader in sophomore Amy Smith, who had 28 assists and four aces. Smith is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in each of the last 12 games she's played.
Doral Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Cypress Bay narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Coral Gables 3-2.
Cypress Bay wouldn't go down easily and took Coral Gables into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-14, 24-26, 25-27, 15-12.
Doral Academy better keep an eye on Julia Diaz. She was instrumental in Cypress Bay's win, getting 19 digs and one assist.
Doral Academy's record now sits at 15-13. As for Cypress Bay, their record is now 17-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: Doral Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Cypress Bay struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Doral Academy came up short against Cypress Bay when the teams last played last Friday, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Diaz, who had 24 digs and six aces. Now that the Firebirds know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
