On Saturday, Montgomery Catholic faced Montgomery Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Montgomery Catholic Knights took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Montgomery Academy Eagles. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
While Montgomery Catholic ultimately came up short, they really made Montgomery Academy work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-15.
Leading Montgomery Academy to victory were Emmy Sorrell and Kaci Armistead. Sorrell had ten digs, while Armistead had eight digs.
Montgomery Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 20-11. As for Montgomery Academy, the victory was the 31st in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 38-2.
Montgomery Catholic will challenge Carver Montgomery at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Carver Montgomery is coming into the matchup with five straight losses on the road, meaning Montgomery Catholic will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. Montgomery Academy has already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Hoover on the 5th.
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