After both having extra time off, the Deerfield Beach Bucks and the Hollywood Hills Spartans will shake off the rust and duke it out at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Deerfield Beach and four for Hollywood Hills.
Deerfield Beach lost 3-0 to Monarch last Thursday.
While Deerfield Beach was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Monarch's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-20, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Hollywood Hills didn't have quite enough to beat Hallandale last Wednesday and fell 3-2. While the Spartans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Chargers 25-17 in the first set.
Hollywood Hills started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 17-25, 25-22, 25-18, 16-14.
Deerfield Beach will have to keep a close watch on Julian Klavans and Nestor Castano, a pair of players who had a big impact on Hollywood Hills' prior game. Klavans had 11 digs, seven aces, and six kills, while Castano had 14 digs. Those six kills gave Klavans a new career-high.
Hollywood Hills' loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Deerfield Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Deerfield Beach came up short against Hollywood Hills in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, falling 3-1. Can Deerfield Beach avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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