The Avon Park Red Devils will challenge the Ridgeview Global Studies Academy Explorers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Avon Park is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since October 17, 2023 on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Lake Wales. The shutout was out of character for the Red Devils seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-18, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Ridgeview Global Studies Academy came up short against Lake Region last Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Explorers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ridgeview Global Studies Academy was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-18, 25-19.
Despite the defeat, Ridgeview Global Studies Academy saw an underclassman step up: Jihanna Ahmetaj had 12 digs and three aces. Those three aces gave Ahmetaj a new career-high.
Avon Park's loss dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Ridgeview Global Studies Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-8.
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