Merritt Island hadn't done well against Central recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Merritt Island Mustangs came out on top against the Central Cobras by a score of 3-1. The victory was familiar territory for the Mustangs who have now won six matches in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-18, 24-26, 27-25.
Annabelle Jones had a dynamite game for Merritt Island, getting 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 games.
Despite the defeat, Central saw an underclassman step up: Paisley Woods had ten digs.
Merritt Island has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Central, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-5.
Merritt Island will welcome Satellite at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Merritt Island will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Central, they will challenge Cardinal Mooney at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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