The South Walton Seahawks will square off against the Pensacola Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with South Walton sitting on 11 straight victories and Pensacola on five.
South Walton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Fort Walton Beach with a sharp 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-17, 25-13.
Among those leading the charge was Kamryn Garcia, who had nine digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: South Walton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Pensacola challenged West Florida on Tuesday. Pensacola walked away with a 3-1 victory over West Florida.
Pensacola had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-21.
South Walton is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Pensacola, they pushed their record up to 14-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went South Walton's way against Pensacola when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as South Walton made off with a 3-0 victory. Will South Walton repeat their success, or does Pensacola have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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