Melbourne Central Catholic hasn't had much luck against Edgewood recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers will head out to square off against the Edgewood Red Wolves at 7:15 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Melbourne Central Catholic will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Calvary Chapel Academy, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. Melbourne Central Catholic won by a set and slipped past Calvary Chapel Academy 3-2.
Melbourne Central Catholic took Calvary Chapel Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 26-24, 25-27, 25-12, 15-11.
Melbourne Central Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Edgewood made easy work of Cocoa on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red Wolves.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Edgewood was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-3, 25-14.
Edgewood's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Paige Tarango, who had four aces and 19 assists, and Reese Brandt, who had eight digs. That's the most aces Tarango has posted in her last five matches.
Melbourne Central Catholic's record is now 6-9. As for Edgewood, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Melbourne Central Catholic has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 12.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Edgewood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Melbourne Central Catholic came up short against Edgewood when the teams last played back in August, falling 3-1. Can Melbourne Central Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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