Wekiva had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Edgewater Eagles out 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Mustangs also won the last time the pair played last Thursday.
Wekiva had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-19, 15-11.
Leading Wekiva to victory were Litzy Delgado and Mikiyah Blackmon. Delgado had seven digs and three aces, while Blackmon had 12 digs and eight kills. Blackmon is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Wekiva was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 10.
Wekiva's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Edgewater, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12.
Wekiva didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss vs. West Orange on the 19th. As for Edgewater, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Apopka at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Edgewater is facing Apopka at the right time seeing as Apopka is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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