Monroe is 1-6 against Dexter since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. Dexter took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Monroe, who comes in off a win.
Monroe took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Lincoln.
Monroe walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-16, 20-25, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Dexter faced Bedford in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Dexter lost 3-0 to Bedford. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Dreadnaughts have suffered since November 1, 2023.
Dexter was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-18, 25-23.
Dexter's loss came about despite a quality game from Annamarie Myint, who had 15 digs.
Monroe has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Dexter, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-3-2.
Monroe came up short against Dexter in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Monroe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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