Mandarin won the last time they faced First Coast, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Mandarin Mustangs were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the First Coast Buccaneers.
While Mandarin won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-12, 25-22.
Mandarin can attribute much of their success to Naylim Andrews, who had ten digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Mandarin 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 seven aces in 11 consecutive games.
First Coast lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being MARKAYLA SMILEY, who had three kills, three blocks, and three aces. SMILEY is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now had three or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of CARMEN OVERSTREET, who had four blocks, two kills, and two aces.
Mandarin has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for First Coast, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-8.
Mandarin has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Wolfson on the 12th. As for First Coast, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Tocoi Creek on the 14th.
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