The Boonville Pirates will venture away from home to face off against the Mexico Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Boonville has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Mexico will arrive with three straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Boonville didn't have quite enough to beat Fatima and fell 3-2.
Boonville took Fatima into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 29-27, 23-25, 25-18, 16-14.
Boonville's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Addison Johnson, who had 30 digs and a kill, and Lauren Venable, who had 15 kills and seven digs. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Mexico narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Bowling Green 3-2.
Mexico had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 16-25, 24-26, 25-16, 25-21, 16-14.
Boonville's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Mexico, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Everything went Boonville's way against Mexico in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Boonville made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Boonville since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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