ORLANDO, Fla. — Boone's varsity girls volleyball team has turned some heads this postseason in the hallways of its very own school.
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Following the first region tournament win in program history last week against Oviedo, the Braves benefited from the energy of its home crowd as they won a nail-biter on Tuesday against Lake Mary in five sets.
Down 10-3 in the fifth and final game of the region semifinal, the Braves fought back to keep their season alive with a 16-14 decision.
"That's a score you just don't come back from," Boone Coach Mike Ladewski told WFTV. "It was all about us keeping our composure and poise."
That's been nothing new for this team throughout the season, though.
"With the desire this team has to win, it doesn't surprise me that they would come back," he said. "But yet, it's still a surprise that they were able to do it."
Boone won the first game 27-25, then dropped the following two 25-19 and 25-18. They then coasted in the fourth game, 25-15, to set up the exciting finish. With the win, the Braves improved to 20-9 on the season and have now won eight in a row. They lost to Lake Mary 2-1 in September and Oviedo 2-1 in October.
This time around, though, the Braves defeated Oviedo by pulling out another come-from-behind effort of sorts. Trailing 24-19 in the fourth game of the match, they fought back to force extra serves before eventually ending the match with a 30-28 score. Boone dropped the second game in the match 25-23 and won the first and third games by 25-19 decisions.
On Saturday, they expect another tough opponent to enter their gymnasium, where another enthusiastic crowd is likely to be on hand to cheer on the home team.
Boone hosts DeLand in the region finals at 2:00pm. Also still in contention in Class 6A is Olympia, who opened the tournament with a win in three sets over Gateway, then won 24-26, 25-17, 27-29, 25-7, 15-11 on the road at Vero Beach.
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