WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. The Barry Buccaneers (8-4, 4-4 SSC) came up short to Palm Beach Atlantic (7-8, 3-4 SSC) 3-1 at the Rubin Arena in West Palm Beach on Friday night.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Palm Beach Atlantic 3, Barry 1
Records: Barry (8-4, 4-4 SSC), PBA (7-8, 3-4 SSC)
All-Time Series: PBA leads 18-13
SUMMARY:
- 1st set | The Bucs got off to a rocky start against PBA, trading points for a short span to start the set. But, the 'Fish ultimately led an offensive charge to win the set. Sixteen of PBA points came from kills. | PBA 25, Barry 19
- 2nd set | PBA had match point 24-18, but the Bucs surged for a 9-1 run, powered by a barrage of kills and couple of service aces to capture the second set. | Barry 27, PBA 25
- 3rd set | The Bucs fought hard to stay even with PBA, and had the set tied at 16-16. But the Sailfish went on a 9-0 to close the set. | PBA 25, Barry 16
- 4th set | PBA jumped out to a 12-4 lead and refused to let the Bucs back into the match, besting Barry in hitting percentage 30.6 t0 3.6. | PBA 25, Barry 13
NOTEWORTHY:
- Djuly Schmorantz led the match in kills with 14.
- Yileen Ng He continued to show she is a defense force to be reckoned with leading the match with eight blocks.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs will be on the road again as they travel to Boca Raton, Fla., to take on the Fighting Knights of Lynn on Oct. 9.
