Volleyball Preview: Cocoa Beach Minutemen vs. Space Coast Vipers
After both having extra time off, the Cocoa Beach Minutemen and the Space Coast Vipers will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Monday, Cocoa Beach came up short against Brevard HEAT and fell 3-1. The Minutemen have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Brevard HEAT scored at least 19 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 23-25, 25-23, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Space Coast got the win against Calvary Chapel Academy on Monday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vipers.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Space Coast was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-15, 25-10.
Space Coast found their leader in underclassman Siena Allotta, who had 17 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Allotta has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamryn Free, who had ten digs.
Space Coast couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 47.7% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Cocoa Beach's loss dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Space Coast, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-9.
Cocoa Beach took their victory against Space Coast when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cocoa Beach since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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