Volleyball Recap: Carmel Wins High-Profile Match Against Monrovia

Carmel faced Monrovia in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Greyhounds sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Bulldogs. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Greyhounds have posted since March 22nd.

Carmel had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 22-25, 25-19, 25-18, 15-10.

Griffin Holdcraft

Digs

04/24/25 vs Monrovia	12
04/23/25 vs Zionsville	12
04/21/25 vs Fishers	15
04/19/25 vs Franklin Central	11
04/18/25 @ North Central	10
+ 4 more games

Carmel can attribute much of their success to Griffin Holdcraft, who had 12 digs and two assists. Holdcraft has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last nine times he's played.

Carmel was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in four consecutive matchups.

The win snapped Carmel's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-7-1 record. As for Monrovia, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-3.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Carmel is set to square off against their familiar foe Noblesville at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Monrovia will challenge rival Martinsville at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.