The home team had won the previous four meetings between Elwood and Monroe Central, and Monroe Central kept the tradition alive. The Panthers fell just short of the Golden Bears by a score of 3-2 on Monday. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Golden Bears 25-14 in the first set.
Elwood actually scored more points across those five sets (102-94), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 14-25, 25-18, 15-25, 25-23, 15-11.
Sam Dockery paced Elwood's offense, picking up seven kills. Dockery got some help from Breelyn Norris and her ten assists. Addie Jones controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Leading Monroe Central to victory were Sophia Bolton and Hadley Hendrickson. Bolton had 14 digs and nine assists, while Hendrickson had eight kills, seven aces, and five digs. Hendrickson is crushing it when it comes to aces: she's served at least three every time she's taken the court this season.
Elwood has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Monroe Central, their victory ended a 13-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1.
Elwood wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Marion on the 26th. As for Monroe Central, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Southern Wells on the 26th.
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