Volleyball Preview: Edgewood Red Wolves vs. Cocoa Beach Minutemen
The Edgewood Red Wolves are on the road again on Monday to play the Cocoa Beach Minutemen at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Edgewood is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Merritt Island just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs. The Red Wolves have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as their game on Wednesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Edgewood started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-10, 25-15, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Cocoa Beach unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Titusville by a score of 3-2.
Cocoa Beach took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-19, 12-25, 25-22, 15-3.
Despite the defeat, Cocoa Beach saw an underclassman step up: Taegan Paglialonga had eight digs and four aces. That's the most aces Paglialonga has posted in she last nine contests.
Even though they lost, Cocoa Beach was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in six consecutive matches.
Edgewood's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Cocoa Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-3.
Everything went Edgewood's way against Cocoa Beach when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Edgewood made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Edgewood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cocoa Beach turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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