The Carey Blue Devils will face off against the Monroeville Eagles at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Carey took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past Bucyrus 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-17, 25-12.
Carey was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Monroeville made easy work of New London on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Monroeville's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping New London between 19 and 21 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-19, 25-21.
Monroeville found their leader in underclassman Addison Homan, who had 29 digs and two aces. Homan is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 23 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Stieber, who had ten digs.
Carey is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Monroeville, their victory bumped their record up to 20-1.
Carey might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Monroeville in their previous matchup back in August of 2019. Can Carey avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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