The New Smyrna Beach Barracudas will challenge the Timber Creek Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Timber Creek took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on New Smyrna Beach, who comes in off a win.
New Smyrna Beach took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over University.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-19, 25-9.
New Smyrna Beach was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Timber Creek didn't have quite enough to beat Olympia on Wednesday and fell 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Timber Creek sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 23-25, 25-17, 22-25, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Timber Creek got top-tier performance from Sophia Do, who had 20 digs and two aces.
New Smyrna Beach is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Timber Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: New Smyrna Beach hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.2 blocks per game. It's a different story for Timber Creek, though, as they've been averaging only 1.6. Given New Smyrna Beach's sizable advantage in that area, Timber Creek will need to find a way to close that gap.
New Smyrna Beach suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Timber Creek in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can New Smyrna Beach avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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