Pace hasn't had much luck against Gulf Breeze recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Pace Patriots will be staying on the road to face off against the Gulf Breeze Dolphins at 6:00 p.m.
Pace is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They skirted past Navarre 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Pace who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 20-25, 25-23, 31-33, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Gulf Breeze entered their tilt with Fletcher on Wednesday with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They blew past the Senators 3-0.
While Gulf Breeze might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Fletcher scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-8, 25-16.
Among those leading the charge was Sarah Frazee, who had 14 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Ciolino, who had four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Gulf Breeze was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
Pace is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Gulf Breeze, their win was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-1.
Pace suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Gulf Breeze in their previous meeting last Tuesday. Can Pace avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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