After flying high against Lake Nona last Tuesday, Winter Park came back down to earth. The Wildcats fell just short of the Horizon Hawks by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Wildcats were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Hawks earlier this season, when they won 2-0.
Winter Park actually scored more points across those five sets (114-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 30-28, 19-25, 12-25, 15-13.
Aidan Fontaine paced Winter Park's offense, picking up 23 kills. Fontaine got some help from Jacob Little-Phillips and his 50 assists. Little-Phillips also made an impact serving: he shared the team lead in aces with Aidan Dooley, racking up two apiece.
Marco Soares was the offensive standout of the contest as he had ten digs and three assists. That's the most digs he has posted since back in March.
Winter Park's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4. As for Horizon, their record now sits at 12-7.
Coming up, Winter Park will challenge Lake Nona at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Wildcats are facing the Lions at the right time seeing as the Lions are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Horizon, they will square off against Dr. Phillips at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something the Hawks surely won't give up without a fight.
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