If Fernandina Beach was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Andrew Jackson on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pirates fell just short of the Bishop Snyder Cardinals by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Pirates were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cardinals apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2024.
Fernandina Beach was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Bishop Snyder work for it, especially in the fourth set. The final score came out to 25-12, 24-26, 27-29, 27-25, 17-15.
Fernandina Beach's offense was headlined by Amelia Winn and Olivia Rousselow, who picked up seven kills apiece. They got some help from Zatie Venditti and her five assists. Leni Domenick controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Eleny Pham continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Bishop Snyder, getting 54 digs and four aces. Pham is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least 14 every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Claire Nickles, who had 13 digs.
Fernandina Beach's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-2. As for Bishop Snyder, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Fernandina Beach didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Yulee on the 28th. As for Bishop Snyder, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-2 defeat against Clay on the 28th.
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