Volleyball Preview: Leon Lions vs. Merritt Island Mustangs
The Leon Lions will challenge the Merritt Island Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Leon is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Tuesday, everything went Leon's way against Maclay as Leon made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Leon was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-11, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Merritt Island entered their tilt with Satellite on Wednesday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Scorpions.
Merritt Island had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-10, 25-22, 25-20.
Merritt Island was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matches.
Leon has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Merritt Island, their record is now 15-3.
Leon was able to grind out a solid victory over Merritt Island in their previous meeting back in September of 2016, winning 2-0. Will Leon repeat their success, or does Merritt Island have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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