It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Merritt Island Christian had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They skirted past the St. Edward's Pirates 3-2. The Cougars have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Pirates, too.
Merritt Island Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 22-25, 25-17, 25-21, 15-11.
Merritt Island Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Merritt Island Christian's record now sits at 10-11. As for St. Edward's, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
Merritt Island Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against Brevard HEAT on the 17th. St. Edward's does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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