George Jenkins and Winter Haven squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but George Jenkins had to settle for second. They lost 3-0 to the Winter Haven Blue Devils. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Eagles of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Saturday.
While George Jenkins ultimately came up short, they really made Winter Haven work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-20, 25-17.
Winter Haven was led to victory by Camila DeJesus and Addison Traina. DeJesus had ten digs, while Traina hit 50% for nine killsten digs and 19 assists. Traina has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more assists the last eight times she's played.
This is the second loss in a row for George Jenkins and nudges their season record down to 16-7. As for Winter Haven, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
George Jenkins does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Winter Haven, they will take on Venice at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Venice comes in on four and Winter Haven on eight.
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