It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Doral Academy can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cypress Bay Lightning on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Firebirds in their meetings with the Lightning: they've now lost three in a row.
While Doral Academy ultimately came up short, they really made Cypress Bay work, particularly in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-18, 23-25, 25-21.
Marcela Carmona paced Doral Academy's offense, picking up 13 kills. Carmona got some help from Amy Smith and her 20 assists. Sofia Diaz controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Julia Diaz went supernova For Cypress Bay., getting 24 digs and six aces. Those 24 digs gave Diaz a new career-high.
Doral Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Cypress Bay, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Doral Academy will head out on the road to square off against Boca Raton at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Cypress Bay, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Wellington at 6:00 p.m.
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