The Space Coast Vipers will venture away from home to square off against the Edgewood Red Wolves at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Wednesday, Space Coast got the win against Odyssey Charter School by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vipers.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Space Coast was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-5, 25-9.
Space Coast found their leader in underclassman Siena Allotta, who had 17 digs. Allotta has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more digs the last four times she's played.
Space Coast was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 15.
Meanwhile, Edgewood made easy work of Cocoa on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Edgewood was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-3, 25-14.
Paige Tarango and Reese Brandt were among the main playmakers for Edgewood as the former had four aces and 19 assists and the latter had eight digs. That's the most aces Tarango has posted in her last five matches.
The win got Space Coast back to even at 6-6. As for Edgewood, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Space Coast hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 8.2 blocks per game. It's a different story for Edgewood, though, as they've been averaging only 1.4. Given Space Coast's sizable advantage in that area, Edgewood will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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