There's no place like home for Gainesville, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Santa Fe Raiders on Tuesday. This was a revenge contest for the Hurricanes, as the team was forced to settle for a 3-0 loss when these two played two weeks ago.
Gainesville took Santa Fe into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-18, 15-11.
Gainesville found their leader in underclassman Charlotte Judge, who had 20 digs, seven aces, and two kills. That's the most aces Judge has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Ellis, who had six digs and two aces.
Gainesville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Santa Fe only served seven.
Santa Fe's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Morgan Lawson, who had five digs and 13 assists, and Reagan Adkins, who had seven digs.
Gainesville is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Santa Fe, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 17-5 record.
Gainesville will face off against Buchholz at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gainesville is facing Buchholz at the right time seeing as Buchholz is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Santa Fe, they will challenge St. John Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. John Lutheran will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Santa Fe surely won't give up without a fight.
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