After both having extra time off, the Sumner Stingrays and the Plant City Raiders will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Plant City took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Sumner, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, Sumner made easy work of Leto and carried off a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Sumner's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-16, 25-14.
Sumner was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Plant City came up short against Durant on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Plant City was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Durant's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-17, 26-24.
Sumner pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Plant City, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Everything went Sumner's way against Plant City in their previous meeting back in September of 2022 as Sumner made off with a 3-0 win. Does Sumner have another victory up their sleeve, or will Plant City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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