After both having extra time off, the Bishop Verot Vikings and the Port Charlotte Pirates will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Bishop Verot's way against LaBelle as Bishop Verot made off with a 3-0 victory.
Bishop Verot's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping LaBelle between 18 and 21 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-20, 25-21.
Cam Hedge was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had eight digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Port Charlotte got the win against North Port on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
One reason for the win was Port Charlotte's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-15, 25-11.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Port Charlotte to victory, but perhaps none more so than Isabella Cardenas, who had seven digs and four aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Oliver, who had ten digs and two aces.
Bishop Verot's win bumped their record up to 13-6. As for Port Charlotte, they pushed their record up to 10-5 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Bishop Verot has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like Port Charlotte struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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