Volleyball Preview: Elk River Elks vs. Monticello Magic
The Elk River Elks will square off against the Monticello Magic at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Monticello took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Elk River, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, Elk River got the win against Park Center by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Elks.
A big factor in the win was Elk River's feisty defense: they held Park Center to fewer and fewer points set over set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-9, 25-7.
Elk River got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Addison Hemmer out in front who had five digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Hemmer a new career-high in aces. Another player making a difference was Olivia Chandler, who had five aces and four digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Elk River was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Monticello came up short against Princeton on Thursday and fell 3-1.
Elk River's record is now 5-12. As for Monticello, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
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