The First Colonial Patriots have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Cox Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
First Colonial lost 3-0 to Ocean Lakes on Tuesday.
While First Colonial had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-21, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Cox waltzed into their match on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Marlins as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Cox won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-8, 25-12.
Cox's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Caroline Butkovich led the charge by getting seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces Butkovich has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Horn, who had nine digs and three aces.
Cox couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 50% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29.2% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 43.6%.
First Colonial's defeat dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Cox, they pushed their record up to 16-3 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
First Colonial came up short against Cox in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Will First Colonial have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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