West Florida is 10-0 against Escambia since August of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The West Florida Jaguars will be staying on the road to face off against the Escambia Gators at 6:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
West Florida came up short against Pace on Wednesday, falling 3-0.
West Florida was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-19, 26-24, 25-14.
Despite the loss, West Florida had strong showings from Julieta Arreola, who had five aces and three digs, and Lucynda Silvers, who had four digs and three kills. The dominant performance gave Arreola a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Escambia came up short against Buckhorn on Monday and fell 2-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-11.
West Florida now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Escambia, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season.
Everything went West Florida's way against Escambia in their previous meeting back in August, as West Florida made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Florida since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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