If Rockledge was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Cocoa on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Raiders fell just short of the Satellite Scorpions by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Raiders were not able to make up for their loss to the Scorpions from their previous meeting back in August of 2024.
Rockledge wouldn't go down easily and took Satellite into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-21, 25-15, 23-25, 15-7.
Taylor Mertz paced Rockledge's offense, picking up 14 kills. Mertz got some help from Avianna Gaboury and her 25 assists. Mertz was also solid from the service line: she led the team with eight aces.
Among those leading the charge was Hailey Weza, who had 14 digs.
Rockledge's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Satellite, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Rockledge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 loss against Titusville on the 2nd. As for Satellite, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Melbourne Central Catholic on the 2nd.
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