If Grand Junction was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Moffat County on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tigers lost 3-0 to the Montrose Red Hawks on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Red Hawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
Grand Junction took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-19, 25-21.
Sienna Ludlam paced Grand Junction's offense, picking up ten kills. Ludlam got some help from Grace Ludlam and her 12 assists. Finally, Harper Young kept Grand Junction's defense grounded, leading the team with four blocks.
Montrose was led to victory by Reina Contreras and Amaya Potter. Contreras had eight digs and three aces, while Potter had eight digs and two assists. That's the most aces Contreras has posted since back in September.
Grand Junction dropped their record down to 8-13 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Montrose, their victory bumped their record up to 18-1.
Grand Junction has already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Durango on the 25th. As for Montrose, after both having extra time off, they and Erie will shake off the rust and duke it out at 8:00 a.m. on Friday.
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