Mt. Whitney is 1-9 against Monache since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 6:30 p.m.
Mt. Whitney came up short against Porterville on Wednesday, falling 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-21, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Monache was able to grind out a solid win over Golden West on Wednesday, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Marauders.
Monache had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-16.
Mt. Whitney better focus on containing Chevy Biber and Melissa Rodriguez as the pair were huge in Monache's win. Biber had 13 digs, while Rodriguez had 12 digs and nine kills. That's the most digs Rodriguez has posted since back in September.
Monache was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in three consecutive contests.
The victory got Monache back to even at 13-13-1. As for Mt. Whitney, their loss dropped their record down to 8-17.
Mt. Whitney might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Monache when the teams last played back in September. Can the Pioneers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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