On Saturday Mt. Carmel will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will take on the Grayville Bison at 8:00 a.m. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but likely not for long.
Last Wednesday, Mt. Carmel came up short against Norris City-Omaha-Enfield and fell 2-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Golden Aces in their matchups with the Fighting Cardinals: they've now lost four in a row.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Grayville waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-23.
Mt. Carmel's loss dropped their record down to 16-11. As for Grayville, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Mt. Carmel beat Grayville 2-0 when the teams last played on Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mt. Carmel since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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