Monomoy is 0-3 against Sturgis West since September of 2023 but things could change on Wednesday. The Monomoy Sharks will head out on the road to face off against the Sturgis West Navigators at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Monomoy beat Rising Tide 3-1.
Monomoy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-4.
Karina Khalsa and Ella Cutter were among the main playmakers for Monomoy as the former had nine aces and three digs and the latter had nine aces. The dominant performance gave Khalsa a new career-high in aces.
Monomoy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sturgis West, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They blew past Sturgis East 3-0 on Monday.
Sturgis West never let Sturgis East on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-18, 25-22.
Sturgis West can attribute much of their success to Olivia Canales, who had six digs and four aces.
Monomoy's win ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-8. As for Sturgis West, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Monomoy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Sturgis West in their previous meeting back in September. Can Monomoy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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