Volleyball Preview: Auburn Tigers vs. Montgomery Catholic Knights
Auburn is 2-7 against Montgomery Catholic since August of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Auburn is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Montgomery Academy, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Auburn was ranked 11th). Auburn came up short against Montgomery Academy on Wednesday, falling 3-0. It was the first time this season that the Tigers let down their fans at home.
While Auburn was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-17, 28-26, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Montgomery Catholic entered their match against Trinity Presbyterian on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Montgomery Catholic took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Trinity Presbyterian.
Auburn's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 21-7. As for Montgomery Catholic, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 19-8 record this season.
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