Monticello and North Branch are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Monticello Magic will welcome the North Branch Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Monticello sitting on three straight wins and North Branch on ten.
Last Tuesday, Monticello got the win against St. Francis by a conclusive 3-0.
A big factor in the win was Monticello's feisty defense: they held St. Francis to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-13, 25-11.
Monticello was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, everything went North Branch's way against Zimmerman on Thursday as North Branch made off with a 3-0 victory.
Monticello is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season. As for North Branch, they pushed their record up to 19-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Monticello beat North Branch 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Monticello repeat their success, or does North Branch have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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