The Sarasota Sailors's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Lemon Bay Manta Rays at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Sarasota was able to grind out a solid win over Inspiration Academy, taking the game 3-1.
In the three sets Sarasota was on fire: they won each by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-10, 23-25, 25-17.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sarasota to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carley Ramsden, who had 35 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayda Moon, who had 24 digs and two aces.
Moon wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Sarasota was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went Lemon Bay's way against Booker on Wednesday as Lemon Bay made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Manta Rays.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Lemon Bay took every set by at least 16 points. The final score came out to 25-7, 25-9, 25-7.
The win got Sarasota back to even at 3-3. As for Lemon Bay, their victory bumped their record up to 6-8.
Sarasota was able to grind out a solid win over Lemon Bay in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Sarasota repeat their success, or does Lemon Bay have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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