Plantation lost against Piper back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Plantation Colonels lost 3-0 to the Piper Bengals. The Colonels have struggled against the Bengals recently, as their game on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
While Plantation was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Piper's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-11, 25-12.
Piper's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jayana Del Re, who had nine aces, seven digs, and three kills. The dominant performance gave Del Re a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Dannette Gonzalez, who had 15 digs, four aces, and a kill.
Plantation's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Piper, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
Plantation will face off against Stranahan at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Piper, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat vs. Deerfield Beach on the 23rd.
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