The Pinellas Park Patriots are on the road again on Friday to play the Shorecrest Prep Chargers at 3:30 p.m.
Pinellas Park lost 3-0 to East Lake on Wednesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-13, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Shorecrest Prep made easy work of St. Petersburg Catholic two weeks ago and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Chargers.
Shorecrest Prep was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-9, 25-21.
Pinellas Park has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season. As for Shorecrest Prep, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Pinellas Park has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Shorecrest Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pinellas Park might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Shorecrest Prep when the teams last played back in August. Can Pinellas Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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