The Santaluces Chiefs will challenge the Royal Palm Beach Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Thursday, Santaluces came up short against Morningside Academy and fell 3-1. While the Chiefs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-16 in the first set.
Santaluces started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Royal Palm Beach didn't have quite enough to beat Lake Worth Christian on Wednesday and fell 3-2. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Defenders 25-11 in the first set.
Royal Palm Beach actually scored more points across those five sets (100-95), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 11-25, 25-21, 25-20, 19-25, 15-9.
Santaluces' loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Royal Palm Beach, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2.
Santaluces came out on top in a nail-biter against Royal Palm Beach in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Does Santaluces have another victory up their sleeve, or will Royal Palm Beach turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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