The Southwest Florida Christian King will take on the Lemon Bay Manta Rays at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Southwest Florida Christian beat Saint Stephen's Episcopal 3-1. The victory continues a trend for the King's in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now won three in a row.
Southwest Florida Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-15, 25-15, 25-22.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lemon Bay, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Everything went their way against Booker on Tuesday as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Lemon Bay was: they took every set by at least 16 points. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-7, 25-8.
Southwest Florida Christian's victory bumped their record up to 14-6. As for Lemon Bay, their win bumped their record up to 12-5.
Southwest Florida Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Lemon Bay in their previous meeting back in August of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Manta Rays' Allison Elkins, who had 20 digs and two aces. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for the King's to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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