The Merritt Island Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Bishop Moore Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.
Merritt Island is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Santa Fe.
Merritt Island was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-18, 25-16.
Bishop Moore extended their home winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Olivia Heekin. Bishop Moore was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Mount Dora on Saturday thanks in part to Heekin, who had 22 digs. She has been hot , having posted 14 or more digs the last six times she's played.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-18, 25-20.
Merritt Island has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Bishop Moore, their victory bumped their record up to 21-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Merritt Island has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Bishop Moore struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Merritt Island might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Bishop Moore in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Heekin, who had 26 digs. Now that Merritt Island knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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