Satellite hasn't had much luck against Viera recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Satellite Scorpions will square off against the Viera Hawks at 5:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Monday, everything went Satellite's way against Palm Bay as Satellite made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Satellite was: they took every set by at least 13 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-12, 25-6, 25-9.
Satellite's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Abby White, who had five aces and 12 assists, and Alle Ieppert, who had four digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Ieppert a new career-high in aces.
Satellite was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 28 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Viera posted their biggest win since October 28, 2023 on Monday. They put the hurt on Melbourne with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Viera was: they took every set by at least nine points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-15, 25-16.
Viera can attribute much of their success to Leah Fox, who had six digs and six aces. Fox has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last five times she's played.
Satellite has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Viera, their record now sits at 8-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Satellite has serving mastered this season, having averaged 15.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Viera struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Satellite might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Viera in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Satellite avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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