Mount Horeb has been away from home for five games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Sauk Prairie Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The last three games Mount Horeb has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Mount Horeb is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Edgewood just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Mount Horeb sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 29-27, 23-25, 15-9.
Even though they lost, Mount Horeb was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Sauk Prairie entered their tilt with Stoughton on Saturday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Vikings.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Sauk Prairie took both sets by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-12.
Mount Horeb's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-6. As for Sauk Prairie, their victory bumped their record up to 17-4.
Mount Horeb suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Sauk Prairie in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Mount Horeb, Ellery Apel (who had 24 digs and six aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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