On Tuesday, Montgomery Academy faced Hoover in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Montgomery Academy Eagles walked away with a 3-1 win over the Hoover Buccaneers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Eagles also won the last time the pair played last Saturday.
Montgomery Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-20.
Leading Montgomery Academy to victory were Kaci Armistead and Emmy Sorrell. Armistead had 25 digs, while Sorrell had 18 digs.
Montgomery Academy pushed their record up to 40-3 with the victory, which was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Hoover, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 31-7.
Montgomery Academy will take on Lawrence County at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hoover, they will challenge Bayside Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games Bayside Academy has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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