The Santa Fe Raiders and the Crystal River Pirates are set to duel on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Santa Fe is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Lake Weir as Santa Fe made off with a 3-0 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Raiders as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Santa Fe was: they took every set by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-10, 25-5.
Santa Fe found their leader in underclassman Karlee Noah, who had 26 digs and two aces. Noah is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Reagan Matthews, who had seven digs and two aces.
Santa Fe was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Crystal River posted their biggest victory since September 19th on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Eastside. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
One reason for the win was Crystal River's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-22, 25-19.
Santa Fe's win bumped their record up to 18-7. As for Crystal River, their victory bumped their record up to 12-13.
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