The Satellite Scorpions are taking a road trip to challenge the Melbourne Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Satellite sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over West Shore.
Satellite wouldn't go down easily and took West Shore into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 12-25, 25-20, 25-16, 21-25, 15-11.
Satellite 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 eight aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Melbourne had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Melbourne was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-21, 25-19.
Melbourne's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sofia Muni, who had three digs and three aces. That's the most aces Muni has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Sigety, who had five digs and 15 assists.
Satellite's win bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Melbourne, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Satellite has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 14.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Melbourne struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Satellite skirted past Melbourne 3-2 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Satellite since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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