Southmont and North Montgomery faced off in a cross-town battle on Tuesday. The Mounties fell just short of the Chargin' Chargers by a score of 3-2. The Mounties' loss continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
Southmont actually scored more points across those five sets (96-93), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 13-25, 25-20, 25-12, 16-14.
Ella Barry paced Southmont's offense, picking up 27 kills. Barry got some help from Haylee Hall and her 40 assists. Barry was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
North Montgomery got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Erica Newkirk out in front who had ten digs, three blocks, and three aces. Those three aces gave Newkirk a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lilly Graham, who had 20 digs and three aces.
Southmont's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for North Montgomery, their record now sits at 3-5.
Southmont and North Montgomery could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. The Mounties (ranked 306th) will meet Cascade (ranked 142nd) at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, North Montgomery will square off against Riverton Parke at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank disadvantage (302 vs. 88).
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