The New Smyrna Beach Barracudas will challenge the Innovation Bulls at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
New Smyrna Beach is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Atlantic by a score of 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Barracudas.
Unity Buker was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 13 digs and four aces. That's the most digs she has posted over her last 11 contests. Another player making a difference was Kiara Joseff, who had five assists and three aces.
They weren't the only good servers: New Smyrna Beach was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 18 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Innovation got the win against Seabreeze on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
One reason for the win was Innovation's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-16, 25-15.
New Smyrna Beach's record now sits at 10-16. As for Innovation, their record is now 18-5.
New Smyrna Beach might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Innovation in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Can the Barracudas avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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