Sweetwater lost against Montgomery back in August of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Sweetwater Red Devils fell just short of the Montgomery Aztecs by a score of 3-2. The Red Devils haven't had much luck with the Aztecs recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Sweetwater actually scored more points across those five sets (106-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-20, 19-25, 26-24, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Sweetwater saw an underclassman step up: Starla Gonzalez had 18 digs, nine aces, and a block. Those nine aces gave Gonzalez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Faith Pilar Magdaluyo, who had 23 digs.
Even though they lost, Sweetwater was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Sweetwater now has a losing record at 13-14. As for Montgomery, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-24.
Sweetwater will take on Hilltop at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hilltop is coming into the match with three straight victories at home, so Sweetwater will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Montgomery, they will face off against Coronado at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Coronado will roll in looking for their 18th straight win, something Montgomery surely won't give up without a fight.
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