Holgate and Montpelier are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Holgate Tigers will face off against the Montpelier Locomotives at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Holgate is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since September 24th on Tuesday. They came up short against Pettisville, falling 3-0.
While Holgate was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Pettisville's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-19, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Montpelier had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-13, 25-19.
Among those leading the charge was Aleigha Hillard, who had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last eight matches.
Montpelier was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gorham Fayette only served ten.
Holgate now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Montpelier, their record now sits at 9-10.
Holgate suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Montpelier when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Montpelier's Lyla Mahan, who had 22 digs. Now that Holgate knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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