Astronaut is 9-1 against Cocoa since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. Cocoa took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Astronaut, who comes in off a win.
Last Monday, Astronaut was able to grind out a solid victory over Merritt Island Christian, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the War Eagles.
Astronaut had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 27-25, 26-24, 25-21.
Astronaut found their leader in underclassman Katie Lindquist, who had 12 digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Lindquist a new career-high.
Astronaut was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Cocoa was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Eau Gallie.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-9, 25-8.
Astronaut's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-16. As for Cocoa, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Astronaut took their victory against Cocoa when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Astronaut repeat their success, or does Cocoa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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