Edgewood entered their tilt with Cocoa Beach on Wednesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Cocoa Beach Minutemen. That's more bragging rights for the Red Wolves, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The final score came out to 25-23, 25-19, 26-24.
Edgewood's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Debbie Walley led the charge by getting nine digs, two kills, and 27 assists. Walley is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 22 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Anna Ely was another key player, getting 15 kills and seven digs.
Edgewood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive matches.
Hanna Michielli and Ava Jimenez certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Michielli had nine digs and two aces, while Jimenez had 11 digs.
Edgewood is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Cocoa Beach, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Edgewood will take on Satellite at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cocoa Beach, they will head out to square off against Brevard HEAT at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Brevard HEAT will roll in looking for their 17th straight win, something Cocoa Beach surely won't give up without a fight.
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