The Port Charlotte Pirates will venture away from home to challenge the St. Petersburg Green Devils at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Port Charlotte is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Cypress Creek, sneaking past 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Pirates have posted since September 27th.
Port Charlotte had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 19-25, 25-16, 25-23, 15-8.
St. Petersburg extended their home winning streak to four games thanks to a huge performance from Maeve Overcast. The Green Devils blew past North Fort Myers 3-0 on Wednesday thanks in part to Overcast, who had ten digs and three aces. She has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played.
St. Petersburg walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-8, 25-18, 25-16.
Port Charlotte's victory bumped their record up to 12-16. As for St. Petersburg, their win bumped their record up to 17-5.
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