Merritt Island entered their tilt with Satellite on Wednesday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They came out on top against the Satellite Scorpions by a score of 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Mustangs also won the last time the pair played back in August.
Merritt Island 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 23-25, 25-10, 25-22, 25-20.
Merritt Island was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive games.
Merritt Island has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Satellite, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-7 record this season.
Merritt Island will challenge Leon at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Leon is coming into the matchup with three straight wins on the road, so Merritt Island will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Satellite, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Viera on the 3rd.
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