Volleyball Preview: Monroeville Eagles vs. Mapleton Mounties
Monroeville has gone 10-0 against Mapleton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Monroeville Eagles will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Mapleton Mounties, where is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Monroeville will be strutting in after a win while Mapleton will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, everything went Monroeville's way against New London as Monroeville made off with a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-22, 25-18.
Monroeville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kaci Poths out in front who had three digs and 16 assists. Poths has been hot recently, having posted nine or more assists the last ten times she's played.
Monroeville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 25 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Mapleton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against South Central, falling 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-11, 25-14, 25-19.
Monroeville's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. As for Mapleton, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Everything went Monroeville's way against Mapleton in their previous meeting back in August as Monroeville made off with a 3-0 win. Does Monroeville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mapleton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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