Volleyball Recap: Eastern Montgomery Comes Up Short

After flying high against Narrows on Thursday, Eastern Montgomery came back down to earth. The Mustangs lost 3-0 to the Bland County Bears on Monday. The Mustangs were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bears earlier this season, when they won 3-0.

Eastern Montgomery was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Bland County work for it, especially in the third set. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-17, 27-25.

Alysia Lopez was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 12 digs. That's the most digs she has posted since back in September of 2024. Raine Mutter also deserves some recognition as she had her first digs of the season.

Mustangs

Previous 5 Games

10/06/25 @ Bland County	0-3
10/02/25 vs Narrows	3-0
09/30/25 vs Roanoke Catholic	3-0
09/23/25 vs Bath County	3-1
09/22/25 @ Giles	0-3

The loss snapped Eastern Montgomery's winning streak at three matches and leaves them with a 10-4 record. As for Bland County, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4.

Looking ahead, Eastern Montgomery will welcome Parry McCluer at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Bland County, they will venture away from home to take on Giles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.