The Rockledge Raiders will head out to take on the Cocoa Beach Minutemen at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Thursday, Rockledge made easy work of Space Coast and carried off a 3-0 win.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cocoa Beach, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Everything went their way against Palm Bay on Tuesday as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The Minutemen haven't had any issues with the Pirates recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
While Cocoa Beach won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-14, 25-22.
Cocoa Beach's victory bumped their record up to 5-13. As for Rockledge, their win bumped their record up to 6-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Rockledge has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Cocoa Beach struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Rockledge was able to grind out a solid victory over Cocoa Beach when the teams last played on Monday, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Raiders since the squad 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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