If Merritt Academy wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played New Haven, they should've done a better job of containing Gabby Goetz. The New Haven Rockets came out on top in a nail-biter against the Merritt Academy Mustangs on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2 thanks in part to Goetz, who had 40 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last four matches.
New Haven was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (100-96), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-19, 10-25, 21-25, 15-12.
New Haven got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Aleksa Sanchez out in front who had five digs and two aces.
New Haven has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Merritt Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-2.
New Haven didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Clintondale on the 1st. Merritt Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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