With a playoff game on the line, Fort Myers rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top against the Riverdale Raiders by a score of 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Green Wave also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Fort Myers had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-15, 25-22, 25-19.
Amber Engelhart went supernova for Fort Myers, getting 26 digs. Engelhart is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last six games she's played.
Fort Myers was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matchups.
Riverdale lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Emily Grant, who had 14 digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Morgan Steffeny, who had 15 digs.
Fort Myers is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Riverdale, they moved to 12-9 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Fort Myers beat Riverdale by a score of 3-0 on Wednesday.
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