Volleyball Preview: Greencastle Tiger Cubs vs. Monrovia Bulldogs
The Greencastle Tiger Cubs will face off against the Monrovia Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Monrovia took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Greencastle, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Greencastle got the win against South Putnam by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tiger Cubs.
Greencastle never let South Putnam on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13, 25-23.
Meilani York was nothing short of spectacular: she had 17 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Greencastle 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 16 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Monrovia came up short against Plainfield on Wednesday and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Quakers: they've now lost six in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 24-26, 25-7, 25-13.
Greencastle is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Monrovia, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Greencastle skirted past Monrovia 3-2 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Greencastle repeat their success, or does Monrovia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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