Cocoa Beach didn't have done well against Satellite recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Cocoa Beach Minutemen came out on top in a nail-biter against the Satellite Scorpions , sneaking past 3-2. The victory was familiar territory for the Minutemen who have now won three contests in a row.
Cocoa Beach took Satellite into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 22-25, 24-26, 25-15, 15-10.
Cocoa Beach was led to victory by Vittoria Lane and Ava Jimenez. Lane had 18 digs and seven aces, while Jimenez had 14 digs. The dominant performance gave Lane a new career-high in aces.
Cocoa Beach was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive games.
Cocoa Beach's win bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Satellite, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cocoa Beach will venture away from home to face off against Eau Gallie at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Satellite, they are taking a road trip to square off against Palm Bay at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Palm Bay is coming into the matchup with three straight defeats at home, meaning Satellite will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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