Volleyball Recap: Astronaut War Eagles vs. Merritt Island Christian Cougars
Astronaut won the last time they faced Merritt Island Christian, and things went their way on Monday too. The Astronaut War Eagles came out on top against the Merritt Island Christian Cougars by a score of 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the War Eagles.
Astronaut 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 19-25, 27-25, 26-24, 25-21.
Astronaut found their leader in underclassman Katie Lindquist, who had 12 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Lindquist a new career-high in aces.
Astronaut 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 seven aces in four consecutive games.
Astronaut has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-16 record this season. As for Merritt Island Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season.
Astronaut has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Cocoa on the 14th. Merritt Island Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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