West Florida hasn't had much luck against Pace recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The West Florida Jaguars will challenge the Pace Patriots at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Florida took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Elberta 3-2.
West Florida took Elberta into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-13, 24-26, 25-22, 15-7.
West Florida was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in nine consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Pace got the win against Milton on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Pace was: they took every set by at least 11 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-11, 25-14.
Pace found their leader in underclassman Liv Riffell, who had seven digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces.
West Florida's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-3. As for Pace, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: West Florida has serving mastered this season, having averaged 14.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Pace struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
West Florida came up short against Pace in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can West Florida avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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