If Montgomery was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Huntsville last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Montgomery Bears fell just short of the A&M Consolidated Tigers by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bears of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on October 1st.
Montgomery wouldn't go down easily and took A&M Consolidated into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 20-25, 22-25, 25-15, 16-14.
Delaney Wright paced Montgomery's offense, picking up 24 kills. Wright got some help from
Ava Collins and her 35 assists.
Ellie Sadler controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Zoey Montgomery was the offensive standout of the game as she had 21 digs.
Montgomery's loss dropped their record down to 25-18. As for A&M Consolidated, the victory was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 31-10.
Montgomery's road trip will continue as they head out to face Rudder at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rudder is coming into the match with five straight defeats at home, meaning Montgomery will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for A&M Consolidated, they will square off against Huntsville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. A&M Consolidated is facing Huntsville at the right time seeing as Huntsville is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.
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