Volleyball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Alle Ieppert and Abby White Lead Satellite to Victory

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 9:39am

Volleyball Recap: Satellite Scorpions vs. Palm Bay Pirates

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Satellite won the last time they faced Palm Bay, and things went their way on Monday too. The Satellite Scorpions put the hurt on the Palm Bay Pirates with a sharp 3-0 win.

The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Satellite was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-6, 25-9.

Leading Satellite to victory were Abby White and Alle Ieppert. White had five aces and 12 assists, while Ieppert had four digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave White a new career-high in aces.

Satellite was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 28 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive contests.

Satellite has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Palm Bay, their defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-7.

Satellite will square off against Viera at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Palm Bay, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Cocoa at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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