Volleyball Recap: Melbourne Central Catholic Comes Up Short + How To Watch

Melbourne Central Catholic came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to the Merritt Island Christian Cougars. The loss continues a trend for the Hustlers in their meetings with the Cougars: they've now lost three in a row.

Melbourne Central Catholic was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Merritt Island Christian work for it, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 29-27, 25-21, 25-17.

Grace Vevera paced Melbourne Central Catholic's offense, picking up nine kills. Vevera got some help from Jessica Smith and her 17 assists. Vevera was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.

Melbourne Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Merritt Island Christian, they moved to 3-13 with that victory, which also ended their five-match losing streak.

Coming up, Melbourne Central Catholic will face off against John Carroll Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Merritt Island Christian, they will square off against Calvary Chapel Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.