Volleyball Preview: Merritt Island Mustangs vs. Satellite Scorpions
Merritt Island is 10-0 against Satellite since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Merritt Island Mustangs will welcome the Satellite Scorpions at 7:15 p.m. Merritt Island will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Merritt Island will bounce into Wednesday's match after beating Central, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Merritt Island came out on top against Central by a score of 3-1 on Monday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-18, 24-26, 27-25.
Annabelle Jones had a dynamite game for Merritt Island, getting nine digs and three aces. Jones is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Amber Ives, who had eight digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Merritt Island was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Satellite didn't have quite enough to beat Melbourne on Friday and fell 3-2.
Satellite took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 19-25, 11-25, 25-22, 15-8.
Merritt Island has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Satellite, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Merritt Island has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Satellite struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Merritt Island took their victory against Satellite in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 3-0. Will Merritt Island repeat their success, or does Satellite have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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