Volleyball Recap: Gloucester Dukes vs. Menchville Monarchs
After a string of four wins, Gloucester's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They came up short against the Menchville Monarchs, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Dukes in their matchups with the Monarchs: they've now lost eight in a row.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-6, 25-15.
Menchville was led to victory by Carloline Clements and Emma Wade. Clements had nine aces, seven kills, and seven digs, while Wade had seven digs, four aces, and a kill. Those nine aces gave Clements a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lillian Abbitt, who had seven digs, five kills, and two aces.
Gloucester's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-9. As for Menchville, their victory was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gloucester will stay at home for another game and welcome Heritage at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Menchville, they will challenge Woodside at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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