The Western Wildcats will challenge the South Plantation Paladins at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
South Plantation will be up against a hot Western team: the squad just extended their winning streak to six. The Wildcats were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Monarch on Wednesday.
While Western won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 25-23.
Ian Bristol
| 04/23/25 vs Monarch | 21 |
| 04/21/25 vs South Broward | 9 |
| 04/15/25 @ Chaminade-Madonna | 12 |
| 04/14/25 @ Taravella | 16 |
| 04/10/25 @ St. Thomas Aquinas | 20 |
| + 4 more games |
Western's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ian Bristol, who had 21 digs, and Jayson Ruiz, who had 11 digs. That's the most digs Bristol has posted since April 1st.
Meanwhile, South Plantation had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They put the hurt on Coral Glades with a sharp 3-0 win on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Paladins.
South Plantation never let Coral Glades on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-23, 25-19.
Western's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-3. As for South Plantation, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.
Everything went Western's way against South Plantation in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, as Western made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats 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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