Melbourne waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Satellite Scorpions out 3-2. This was payback for the Bulldogs, who suffered a 3-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Melbourne was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 19-25, 11-25, 25-22, 15-8.
Leading Melbourne to victory were Haley Ostrander and Kinsey Hurd. Ostrander had 19 digs and five aces, while Hurd had 22 digs. Ostrander is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Melbourne was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Satellite only served seven.
Melbourne has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Satellite, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Melbourne will take on Cocoa Beach at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Melbourne is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Satellite, they will head out to challenge Merritt Island at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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