Volleyball Recap: Blair-Taylor Wildcats vs. Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs
Blair-Taylor was the 3-2 winner over Melrose-Mindoro when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Blair-Taylor Wildcats might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Wildcats have suffered against the Mustangs since October 17, 2019.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 26-24, 25-22.
Despite the loss, Blair-Taylor still got an impressive performance from Aubrey Beaman, who had ten digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces.
Even though they lost, Blair-Taylor kept the net locked down and finished the game with 19 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least five blocks in three consecutive games.
Blair-Taylor's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Melrose-Mindoro, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6.
Blair-Taylor will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Mondovi at 7:00 p.m. Blair-Taylor is facing Mondovi at the right time seeing as Mondovi is stuck on a three-game losing streak. After both having extra time off, Melrose-Mindoro and Augusta will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have been evenly matched recently as the teams are 5-5 against one another since September of 2016.
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