Volleyball Preview: Mona Shores Sailors vs. Fruitport Trojans
Mona Shores is 9-1 against Fruitport since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Mona Shores Sailors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fruitport Trojans at 9:00 a.m. Mona Shores will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Mona Shores is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Caledonia, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Mona Shores was ranked 22nd). Mona Shores fell just short of Caledonia by a score of 3-2 last Thursday. While the Sailors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Fighting Scots 25-9 in the first set.
Mona Shores took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 9-25, 25-12, 26-28, 25-23, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Fruitport didn't have quite enough to beat Calvin Christian on Thursday and fell 3-2. While the Trojans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Squires 25-15 in the first set.
Fruitport actually scored more points across those five sets (104-88), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-21, 8-25, 25-23, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Fruitport saw an underclassman step up: Emma Fecher had 19 digs and two aces. Those 19 digs set a new season-high mark for Fecher.
Even though they lost, Fruitport was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 11 consecutive matches.
Mona Shores' defeat dropped their record down to 17-5. As for Fruitport, their loss dropped their record down to 23-10.
Mona Shores was able to grind out a solid win over Fruitport in their previous meeting back in August, winning 2-0. Does Mona Shores have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fruitport turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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