Monett has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the East Newton Patriots at 4:30 p.m. East Newton took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Monett, who comes in off a win.
Monett will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Aurora, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Everything went Monett's way against Aurora on Tuesday as Monett made off with a 3-0 victory. While the Cubs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-25-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-20, 25-20.
Meanwhile, East Newton came up short against Diamond last Tuesday, falling 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-21, 25-17, 25-21.
The losing side was boosted by Helen Mawi, who had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October of 2023.
Monett is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-1 record this season. As for East Newton, their defeat was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-7.
Monett skirted past East Newton 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Does Monett have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Newton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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