Montgomery and Brenham are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Montgomery Bears and the Brenham Cubs will meet on Tuesday for a tough Bear Battle.
Last Friday, Montgomery didn't have quite enough to beat College Station and fell 3-2. The Bears have struggled against the Cougars recently, as their game on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Montgomery took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 19-25, 18-25, 25-18, 15-6.
Montgomery's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ellie Sadler, who had 12 digs, and Delaney Wright, who had 22 digs, 17 kills, and three aces. Wright is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 27 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Brenham had just enough and edged Iola out 3-2 on Friday.
Brenham took Iola into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-16, 25-14, 20-25, 15-11.
Montgomery's defeat dropped their record down to 23-17. As for Brenham, their win bumped their record up to 24-19.
Montgomery came out on top in a nail-biter against Brenham in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. Will Montgomery repeat their success, or does Brenham have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
