The Merritt Island Christian Cougars will head out to face off against the St. Edward's Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Edward's took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Merritt Island Christian, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, everything went Merritt Island Christian's way against City of Life Christian Academy as Merritt Island Christian made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Merritt Island Christian was: they took every set by at least nine points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-16, 25-13.
Meanwhile, St. Edward's was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Pine by a score of 3-2.
St. Edward's started the match hot and won the firsttwo sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. After all that action, the final score was 18-25, 22-25, 25-15, 25-21, 15-11.
Even though they lost, St. Edward's kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Merritt Island Christian's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for St. Edward's, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 5-7.
Merritt Island Christian came up short against St. Edward's in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Merritt Island Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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