After seven games on the road, New Smyrna Beach is heading back home. They will welcome the Lake Wales Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
New Smyrna Beach is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Innovation as New Smyrna Beach made off with a 3-0 victory.
While New Smyrna Beach won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-22, 25-15.
New Smyrna Beach found their leader in underclassman Sofia Mackin, who had 23 digs.
New Smyrna Beach kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lake Wales had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Blue Streaks.
Vallery Rodriguez was a one-man wrecking crew for Lake Wales as she had 39 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Rodriguez has posted since back in August.
New Smyrna Beach has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Lake Wales, their victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: New Smyrna Beach hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.3 blocks per game. However, it's not like Lake Wales struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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