Volleyball Preview: Merritt Island Mustangs vs. Satellite Scorpions
Merritt Island is 10-0 against Satellite since August of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Merritt Island Mustangs will take on the Satellite Scorpions at 6:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Merritt Island is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Rockledge with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Merritt Island took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-6, 25-10.
Merritt Island's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Reece Loggins led the charge by getting five digs and 13 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Amber Ives, who had eight digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Merritt Island was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Satellite waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Terriers 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Scorpions have posted since September 16th.
Satellite never let Titusville on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-23, 25-14.
Merritt Island is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Satellite, their victory bumped their record up to 13-11.
Merritt Island was able to grind out a solid win over Satellite when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Merritt Island since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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