On Thursday, DeLand faced Winter Park in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The DeLand Bulldogs fell just short of the Winter Park Wildcats by a score of 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost six in a row.
DeLand took Winter Park into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 21-25, 25-16, 18-25, 25-21, 15-8.
DeLand's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Victoria Stoltzfus, who had 12 digs and two aces, and Taylor Fonseca, who had 14 digs. Stoltzfus is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last 32 games she's played dating back to last season.
Among those leading the charge was Paige Lehman, who had 17 digs.
DeLand's defeat dropped their record down to 9-2. As for Winter Park, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
DeLand didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win vs. Timber Creek on the 10th. As for Winter Park, they will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Seminole, where is scheduled at 6:00 p.m.
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