Rays Barely Break a Sweat in Easy Win Over Donahue Catholic

From the first serve of the match it was clear that Marco Island Academy was on its way to a 3-0 win over Donahue Catholic, Wednesday, September 7, at the Rays’ gym. For the record, the Rays won 25-7, 25-15, 25-5.

That’s kind of been their pattern against over-matched opponents. The Rays have not surrendered as much as a single game in their seven wins.

The MIA program has reached the point that they’re not as good as the best programs, but they’re better than many of the rest. The Class 2A Rays two losses are to Class 6A Palmetto Ridge and Evangelical Christian School in Ft. Myers. The Rays fell 3-2 at ECS on Monday, September 5. MIA won the second and third games, but the Sentinels (5-1) finished strong with 25-22 and 15-10 wins to close it out.

It looks like the Rays will continue to be the class of the Paradise Coast Conference, where they’ve won the last three conference titles. Things get tougher in district play where some of Southwest Florida’s best programs reside. First Baptist Academy, Community School, and Seacrest are all strong programs that compete for state championships.

The Rays start four freshmen, Madison Stolinas, Rylee Howard, Medney Garraux, and Jayden Ragan. Libero Virginia Lowe and Payton Rice are the team’s only seniors. Jenna Regan, Lindsay Lowdermilk, and Mia Winnik are juniors.