If Cocoa Beach was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Melbourne Central Catholic on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cocoa Beach Minutemen lost 3-0 to the Edgewood Red Wolves on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Minutemen in their matchups with the Red Wolves: they've now lost eight in a row.
While Cocoa Beach ultimately came up short, they really made Edgewood work, particularly in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-19, 26-24.
Cocoa Beach's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Hanna Michielli, who had nine digs and two aces, and Ava Jimenez, who had 11 digs. Michielli is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played.
Edgewood got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Debbie Walley out in front who had nine digs, two kills, and 27 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Ely, who had 15 kills and seven digs.
Cocoa Beach's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-5. As for Edgewood, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cocoa Beach will face 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. As for Edgewood, they will take on Satellite at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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