St. Edward was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of the Merritt Island Christian Cougars by a score of 3-2. The Pirates were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
St. Edward's took Merritt Island Christian into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-19, 23-25, 20-25, 15-8.
Several Pirates players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Maddie Moscrip, who had seven digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Moscrip a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, St. Edward's was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matches.
St. Edward's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Merritt Island Christian, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-7.
St. Edward's will be playing at home against John Carroll Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games St. Edward's has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Merritt Island Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Calvary Chapel Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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