The Beecher Bobcats will challenge the Monticello Sages at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Monday, Beecher came up short against Peotone and fell 2-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-17.
Beecher's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ava Pattenaude, who had four digs and four aces, and Meghan Dabrowski, who had eight digs. The dominant performance gave Pattenaude a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Monticello also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Bloomington Central Catholic by a score of 2-0. The Sages haven't had much luck with the Saints recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Monticello was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-14.
Beecher's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Monticello, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
Beecher came up short against Monticello when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Beecher avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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