Melbourne Central Catholic hasn't had much luck against Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers will be staying on the road to face off against the Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy Tigers at 6:30 p.m. Melbourne Central Catholic will be strutting in after a win while Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, Melbourne Central Catholic got the win against Pineapple Cove Classical Academy by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-13, 25-22.
Jackie Ramos was the offensive standout of the game as she had eight digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Melbourne Central Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of New Smyrna Beach by a score of 2-1.
The 2-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 25-23, 15-12.
The losing side was boosted by Natalie Ruberte, who had 15 digs.
Melbourne Central Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-6 record this season. As for Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: Melbourne Central Catholic has serving mastered this season, having averaged 12.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Melbourne Central Catholic suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in their previous meeting back in August. Can Melbourne Central Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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