The Colby Hornets will challenge the Mellen Granite Diggers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Colby is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Gilman just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 3-2. While the Hornets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Pirates 27-25 in the first set.
Colby started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 22-25, 26-24, 25-23, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Colby got top-tier performance from Tori Underwood, who had 24 digs. Underwood is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, Mellen's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to Mercer.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 21-25, 25-17, 25-11.
Colby's defeat dropped their record down to 20-8. As for Mellen, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
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