Palmetto has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. After both having extra time off, they and the DeSoto County Bulldogs will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Palmetto will bounce into Monday's match after beating Lakewood Ranch, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Palmetto walked away with a 3-1 victory over Lakewood Ranch on Tuesday.
Palmetto had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-15, 26-24, 25-17.
Mai Nguyen was a one-man wrecking crew for Palmetto as she had 11 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Nguyen has posted in her last 12 games.
Palmetto was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 17 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, DeSoto County posted their biggest win since September 10th on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Lake Placid as DeSoto County made off with a 3-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Bulldogs who have now won three contests in a row.
DeSoto County was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-23, 25-23.
DeSoto County can attribute much of their success to Emery Skinner, who had 16 digs. Skinner is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last five games she's played.
Palmetto now has a winning record of 9-8. As for DeSoto County, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Palmetto has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 12.4 aces per game. However, it's not like DeSoto County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Palmetto came up short against DeSoto County in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 3-1. Can Palmetto avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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