After five games on the road, Mt. Olive is heading back home. After both having extra time off, they and the Bunker Hill Minutemen will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Mt. Olive came up short against Lincolnwood and fell 2-0.
While Mt. Olive had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Bunker Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They fell just short of Mt. Olive by a score of 2-1.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Bunker Hill sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-19, 23-25, 15-13.
Mt. Olive has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-20 record this season. As for Bunker Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 4-19.
Mt. Olive skirted past Bunker Hill 2-1 in their previous matchup on Saturday. Does Mt. Olive have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bunker Hill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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