After four games on the road, Monticello is heading back home. They will host the Elk River Elks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, Monticello came up short against Princeton and fell 3-1.
Meanwhile, Elk River made easy work of Park Center on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Elks.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Elk River took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-9, 25-7.
Elk River's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Addison Hemmer, who had five digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Hemmer a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Chandler, who had five aces and four digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Elk River was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Monticello's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Elk River, their win bumped their record up to 5-12.
Monticello skirted past Elk River 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Monticello repeat their success, or does Elk River have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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