On Saturday, Gulf Breeze faced Niceville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Gulf Breeze Dolphins narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Niceville Eagles 2-1. The Dolphins have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Eagles, too.
Gulf Breeze had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-21, 15-11.
Gulf Breeze can attribute much of their success to Sarah Frazee, who had 15 digs. Frazee is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Gulf Breeze, bringing their record for this year to 20-1. As for Niceville, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-4.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Navarre the next time they take the court. Gulf Breeze will head out to face Navarre at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, while Niceville will play them later in the day, at 8:30 a.m.
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