Palm Bay was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to the Melbourne Bulldogs. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Pirates of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
After all that action, the final score was 25-11, 25-14, 25-11.
Melbourne was led to victory by Addison Simcox and Haley Ostrander. Simcox had eight digs, six kills, and five aces, while Ostrander had seven aces and 14 assists. The dominant performance gave Ostrander a new career-high in aces.
Palm Bay's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Melbourne, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Palm Bay will head out to challenge Cocoa at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Melbourne, they will take on Sebastian River at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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