Monterey Trail was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to the Pleasant Grove Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 19-25, 25-17, 25-12.
Callie Neufeld paced Monterey Trail's offense, picking up 17 kills. Neufeld got some help from Xumai Nguyen and her 15 assists. Neufeld was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Leading Pleasant Grove to victory were Rory Torres and Aubrey Tripp. Torres had ten digs and three aces, while Tripp had six aces and three digs. What's more, Tripp also posted a -40% hitting percentage, which is the highest she's achieved over her last two contests.
Monterey Trail now has a losing record of 10-11. As for Pleasant Grove, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-10.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Monterey Trail will take on rival Elk Grove at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Pleasant Grove is set to square off against their familiar foe Sheldon at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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