The Key West Conchs will head out on the road to face off against the Coral Shores Hurricanes at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Coral Shores is hoping to do what Wellington couldn't last Saturday: put an end to Key West's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Key West had just enough and edged Wellington out 2-1.
Key West was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (62-61), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 26-24, 15-13.
Among those leading the charge was Molly McKnight, who had nine digs.
Meanwhile, Coral Shores put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) 3-2.
Coral Shores wouldn't go down easily and took Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) into a fifth set where they got it done with a 11-point win. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-20, 28-26, 23-25, 15-4.
Key West has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Coral Shores, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0.
Key West was able to grind out a solid win over Coral Shores when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Key West 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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