Merritt Island Christian lost against Astronaut back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Merritt Island Christian Cougars fell 3-1 to the Astronaut War Eagles. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the War Eagles 25-19 in the first set.
Merritt Island Christian started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 27-25, 26-24, 25-21.
Even though they lost, Merritt Island Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive games.
Astronaut found their leader in underclassman Katie Lindquist, who had 12 digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Lindquist a new career-high.
Merritt Island Christian has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season. As for Astronaut, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-16.
Merritt Island Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Astronaut has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Cocoa on the 14th.
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