Satellite hasn't had much luck against Merritt Island recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Satellite Scorpions' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Merritt Island Mustangs at 7:15 p.m.
Last Friday, Satellite didn't have quite enough to beat Melbourne and fell 3-2.
Satellite took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 19-25, 11-25, 25-22, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Merritt Island had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. They came out on top against the Cobras by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-22, 25-18, 24-26, 27-25.
Annabelle Jones was a one-man wrecking crew for Merritt Island as she had nine digs and three aces. Jones is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Amber Ives, who had eight digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Merritt Island was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matches.
Satellite's loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Merritt Island, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Satellite has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 13.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Merritt Island struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. 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 Merritt Island when the teams last played back in August. Can Satellite avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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