Merritt Island is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of La Cueva. The Mustangs fell just short of the Bears by a score of 2-1. The loss put an end to the Mustangs' undefeated start to the season.
Peyton Riordan paced Merritt Island's offense, picking up seven kills. Riordan got some help from Amber Ives and her ten assists.
Having lost for the first time this season, Merritt Island fell to 6-1. As for La Cueva, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Merritt Island has already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Winter Haven on the 30th. As for La Cueva, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-1 loss against Sunlake on the 30th.
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