The Waynesville Spartans will venture away from home to challenge the Monroe Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Waynesville finally turned things around against Oakwood on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Lumberjacks 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (106-102) Waynesville actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 19-25, 26-24, 17-25, 25-22, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Monroe made easy work of Edgewood on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Monroe can attribute much of their success to Corrine Ohlman, who had 19 digs, and Khloe Holmes, who had eight digs.
Monroe was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Waynesville's record now sits at 12-9. As for Monroe, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Waynesville suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Monroe in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Can Waynesville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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