Merritt Island Christian is 7-0 against Pineapple Cove Classical Academy since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Merritt Island Christian Cougars will look to defend their home court against the Pineapple Cove Classical Academy Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Merritt Island Christian is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Last Monday, Merritt Island Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over St. Edward's.
Merritt Island Christian took St. Edward's into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-19, 23-25, 20-25, 15-8.
Merritt Island Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Pineapple Cove Classical Academy lost 3-0 to Melbourne Central Catholic on Monday. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Hustlers recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
While Pineapple Cove Classical Academy had to take the loss, they sure made a game of it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13, 25-22.
Merritt Island Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season. As for Pineapple Cove Classical Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Merritt Island Christian has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Pineapple Cove Classical Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Merritt Island Christian took their victory against Pineapple Cove Classical Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. Does Merritt Island Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pineapple Cove Classical Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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