The Blazers started out slow, giving the Tigers of Palmetto High School a seven nothing lead to start the nightcap of what ended up being a four game sweep for Blazer Volleyball. But the Blazers stormed back late in the first set to stun the Tigers and take a 1-0 lead in the match after a thrilling 25-23 victory in set one. Set two went back and forth between the teams, but Palmetto just edged the Blazers 25-21 to tie the match up at one win each. With set three on the line, the Blazers turned to Freshman Annabelle Brower for the final kill of the set to win it 25-22 and place the Blazers just one set away from the upset victory. In the final set, the teams played almost point for point the entire set with the Tigers running out of energy. Late in the set, the Blazers would get two key plays by Junior middle hitter Selah Spenn. With the score at 21-18 Blazers, Sarah Turner would step to the service line and scorch a ball towards the Tiger back line. The ball would rebound off the Tiger defense and Spenn leapt high above the top of the net and denied the ball entry to her side, tossing it back at the Tigers and into an open spot on the floor to push out a four point lead. And with match point on the line, Junior Hallee Volkert would receive a beautiful pass from Senior libero Reagan Miller and set up Spenn for her fifth kill of the game and match point.

The Blazers threw down thirty-four kills in the game, with Volkert assisting on twenty-one of them and Willow Bobik assisting on seven. In the air, Ryan Donlin led the team with nine kills, while Samantha Curtis threw down seven, Spenn had five, Olivia Shakura and Turner had four each, and Brower would finish with three. The Blazer defense totaled eight blocks, while pulling up sixty-seven digs. At the net, Spenn gathered parts of three blocks, while Donlin and Turner had two total blocks each and Curtis gathered one in as well. On the defensive back line, Donlin stood out again with twenty four digs, while Reagan Miller pulled up twenty of her own. The First Team All Area beach volleyball duo barely let a ball fall on their side of the court as the duo had 81 successful defensive touches in the match.

Prior to the match, the Blazers hosted Saint Stephen's Episcopal School in middle school volleyball, winning both matches and setting up the evening of wins for the Blazers. In the JV match, the Blazers won the first set 25-18 before losing the second 17-25 and heading to a third set. In the third set, the Blazers jumped out to a 5-0 lead behind the serves of Sophomore Bralyn Yoder. The Blazers pushed the lead to eight points at 11-3 as Sophomore Kinsley Grieser would deliver with four service points. With the Blazer Student section decked out in all white for the White Out and ready to make some noise, the Blazers finished off the third set with a 15-7 score to beat the Tigers and keep the possibility of the four game sweep alive for the Varsity team the finish off. The Blazers volleyball program is now a combined 9-3 on the season.

The Blazers, now 1-1 on the season, will host Saint Stephen's Episcopal School on Thursday evening at 7pm as the Blazers look to remain undefeated at home in 2026. The Falcons are 2-1, coming off of a loss on Tuesday night against St Petersburg Catholic.