Volleyball Preview: North Branch Vikings vs. Monticello Magic
North Branch and Monticello are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The North Branch Vikings will face off against the Monticello Magic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with North Branch sitting on ten straight wins and Monticello on three.
Last Thursday, everything went North Branch's way against Zimmerman as North Branch made off with a 3-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Monticello got the win against St. Francis on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
A big factor in the win was Monticello's feisty defense: they held St. Francis to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-13, 25-11.
Monticello was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in five consecutive contests.
North Branch is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Monticello, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
North Branch came up short against Monticello in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can North Branch avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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