The Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Satellite Scorpions at 6:30 p.m. Melbourne Central Catholic will be strutting in after a win while Satellite will be coming in after a loss.
On Tuesday, Melbourne Central Catholic narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Eau Gallie 3-2.
Melbourne Central Catholic was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (94-93), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 14-25, 13-25, 26-24, 15-3.
Hailey Kerestes was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 14 digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October of 2023.
Melbourne Central Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Satellite unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Monday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The defeat continues a trend for them in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
After all that action, the final score was 25-21, 25-18, 25-15.
The losing side was boosted by Brooke Burnley, who had 18 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had eight or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Melbourne Central Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-5 record this season. As for Satellite, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Melbourne Central Catholic hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.1 blocks per game. It's a different story for Satellite, though, as they've been averaging only 1.2. Given Melbourne Central Catholic's sizable advantage in that area, Satellite will need to find a way to close that gap.
Melbourne Central Catholic might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Satellite in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Melbourne Central Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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