Merritt Island Christian extended their postseason success on Tuesday against Lake Mary Prep. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Lake Mary Prep Griffins. For the Cougars, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 victory the Griffins walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2022.
Merritt Island Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-15, 25-18, 25-17.
Merritt Island Christian can attribute much of their success to Emilee Keltz, who had 15 digs.
Merritt Island Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Merritt Island Christian's record now sits at 11-12. As for Lake Mary Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-6.
Merritt Island Christian's road trip will continue as they head out to face International Community at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. International Community is coming into the match with seven straight wins at home, so Merritt Island Christian will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Lake Mary Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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