Melrose-Mindoro and Augusta are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Augusta took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Melrose-Mindoro, who comes in off a win.
Melrose-Mindoro took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Blair-Taylor. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Mustangs have posted against the Wildcats since October 17, 2019.
After all that action, the final score was 25-12, 26-24, 25-22.
Melrose-Mindoro was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Augusta was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 20th straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tri-County.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-7.
Melrose-Mindoro's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Augusta, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Melrose-Mindoro skirted past Augusta 3-2 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Melrose-Mindoro repeat their success, or does Augusta have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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