Volleyball Preview: Montville Wolves vs. Harvard Ellis Tech Eagles
After two games on the road, Montville is heading back home. They will take on the Harvard Ellis Tech Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Montville will be strutting in after a win while Harvard Ellis Tech will be coming in after a defeat.
If Wheeler wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Montville, they should've done a better job of containing Alyna Ovalles. Montville skirted past Wheeler 3-2 thanks in part to Ovalles, who had 25 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played.
Montville 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 23-25, 19-25, 25-20, 25-20, 17-15.
Montville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Harvard Ellis Tech lost 3-0 to Wheeler back in October. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Harvard Ellis Tech was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-22, 25-7.
Montville has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8-1 record this season. As for Harvard Ellis Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
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