Avon Park has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Tenoroc Titans at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Avon Park will be strutting in after a victory while Tenoroc will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Monday, it was close, but Avon Park sidestepped Santa Fe Catholic for a 3-2 win.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Avon Park who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 19-25, 25-22, 14-25, 15-10.
Liceomariz (Lisy) Rosario was nothing short of spectacular: she had 37 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 33 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Aliany Zavala, who had 21 digs.
Avon Park kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 7.2.
Meanwhile, Tenoroc was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Lake Region, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-14, 25-21.
Avon Park's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-4. As for Tenoroc, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
Everything went Avon Park's way against Tenoroc in their previous matchup two weeks ago as Avon Park made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Avon Park since the squad 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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