Palmer Trinity hasn't had much luck against Ransom Everglades recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Palmer Trinity Falcons' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Ransom Everglades Raiders at 7:00 p.m.
Palmer Trinity is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Cypress Bay just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Lightning by a score of 2-1.
Palmer Trinity started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-21, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Ransom Everglades had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They skirted past Lourdes Academy 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (102-99) Ransom Everglades actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 28-26, 19-25, 25-19, 15-7.
Ransom Everglades' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Addison Pollock led the charge by getting 25 digs and 12 kills. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Lewkowitz, who had 28 digs.
Ransom Everglades was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matches.
Palmer Trinity's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5. As for Ransom Everglades, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Palmer Trinity came up short against Ransom Everglades in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 2-0. Can Palmer Trinity avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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