The New Smyrna Beach Barracudas will face off against the Jensen Beach Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as New Smyrna Beach comes in on four and Jensen Beach on three.
New Smyrna Beach is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Lake Wales 3-0.
While New Smyrna Beach won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23, 25-16.
New Smyrna Beach found their leader in freshman Sofia Mackin, who had 13 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Mackin has posted in her last nine matches.
Meanwhile, everything went Jensen Beach's way against John Carroll Catholic on Wednesday as Jensen Beach made off with a 3-0 victory.
Jensen Beach was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-9, 25-17.
Lilli Redifer and Jasmine Fortson were among the main playmakers for Jensen Beach as the former had 12 digs and three aces and the latter hit 100% for six kills and three digs and two aces. Redifer is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last ten games she's played.
New Smyrna Beach has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Jensen Beach, their win bumped their record up to 14-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: New Smyrna Beach hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.3 blocks per game. It's a different story for Jensen Beach, though, as they've been averaging only 0.9. Given New Smyrna Beach's sizable advantage in that area, Jensen Beach will need to find a way to close that gap. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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