After flying high against Union City on Saturday, Monroe Central came back down to earth. The Golden Bears came up short against the Winchester Community Golden Falcons on Saturday, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Golden Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 on September 9th.
While Monroe Central was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Winchester Community's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-14, 25-15.
Hadley Hendrickson paced Monroe Central's offense, picking up six kills. Hendrickson got some help from Bentley Pegg and her 12 assists. Addilynn Grove controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Winchester Community got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Chloe Barker out in front who had eight digs and three aces. That's the most digs Barker has posted since back in October of 2024. Kanyon Page was another key player, getting four aces and three assists.
Monroe Central's defeat dropped their record down to 8-16. As for Winchester Community, the win (which was their 16th in a row) raised their record to 21-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Monroe Central will square off against Lapel at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Winchester Community, they will face off against Muncie Burris at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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