Benjamin has gone 8-2 against Jupiter Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Benjamin Buccaneers will take on the Jupiter Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Benjamin sitting on three straight wins and Jupiter Christian on five.
Benjamin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Oxbridge Academy 3-2.
Benjamin took Oxbridge Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-8, 25-14, 22-25, 15-7.
Leana Spada was a one-man wrecking crew for Benjamin as she had 14 digs and two aces. Spada is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Bischoff, who had nine digs.
Meanwhile, Jupiter Christian got the win against St. John Paul II Academy two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0.
While Jupiter Christian won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-14, 27-25, 25-16.
Jupiter Christian can attribute much of their success to Addison Dorsey, who had six aces and four digs. Those six aces gave Dorsey a new career-high.
Benjamin is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Jupiter Christian, their win bumped their record up to 14-5.
Benjamin came out on top in a nail-biter against Jupiter Christian in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Benjamin since the team 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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