Sports Leadership & Management entered their tilt with Tampa Bay HEAT on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged Tampa Bay HEAT out 3-2. This was payback for the Spartans, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (108-104) Sports Leadership & Management actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 26-24, 18-25, 20-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Sports Leadership & Management was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 16 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Sports Leadership & Management's victory bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Tampa Bay HEAT, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-6 record.
Sports Leadership & Management and Cambridge Christian are set to duel on Thursday. Sports Leadership & Management is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Cambridge Christian a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Tampa Bay HEAT, they will challenge Seminole at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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