Rockledge and Space Coast are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Rockledge Raiders will head out to square off against the Space Coast Vipers at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Monday, Rockledge came up short against Astronaut and fell 3-1.
While Rockledge ultimately came up short, they really made Astronaut work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 26-24, 23-25, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Space Coast lost 3-0 to Edgewood on Monday.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-18, 26-24.
Despite the loss, Space Coast saw an underclassman step up: Siena Allotta had 24 digs. Allotta has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more digs the last five times she's played.
Even though they lost, Space Coast was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive games.
Rockledge has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season. As for Space Coast, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Everything went Rockledge's way against Space Coast in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Rockledge made off with a 3-0 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Allotta, who had 31 digs and two aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Rockledge still be able to contain Allotta? There's only one way to find out.
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