James Monroe faced Cabell Midland in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Mavericks took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights. The shutout was out of character for the Mavericks seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Their offense was headlined by Ava Pitzer and Aliyah Clarkson, who picked up five kills apiece. They got some help from Skylar Clarkson and her eight assists. She was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Cabell Midland can attribute much of their success to Jaycee Bowen, who had 12 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Bowen has posted over her last four matches.
James Monroe's loss dropped their record down to 30-9-3. As for Cabell Midland, the victory (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 33-4-1.
James Monroe has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Wyoming East on the 21st. As for Cabell Midland, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-1 defeat against Hedgesville on the 18th.
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