It was close, but on Saturday the Pace Patriots sidestepped the West Florida Jaguars for a 2-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Pace got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 22-25, 15-10.
Kenzie Johnson paced Pace's offense, picking up seven kills. Johnson got some help from Layla Claudio and her eight assists. Allie Morgan controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Don't pin this loss on Ryleigh McCarthy, who kept her team in it by getting eight assists, seven digs, and a solo block.
Pace's victory bumped their record up to 7-12. As for West Florida, they have now lost 16 of their last 18 games on the road. That leaves them at a 4-16 record this season.
West Florida wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Baker on the 28th. Hopefully Pace paid attention to the Jaguars' contest: the next time they hit the court , they'll take on the Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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