After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Cascade, Monrovia was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They had just enough and edged the South Putnam Eagles out 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Bulldogs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Monrovia got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-21, 17-25, 25-13, 18-25, 15-13.
Despite the defeat, South Putnam had strong showings from Lilah Holderfield, who had nine digs, and Elliana Cox, who had 13 digs, 12 kills, and two aces.
Monrovia's win bumped their record up to 4-7. As for South Putnam, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6.
Monrovia didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat vs. Indianapolis Lutheran on the 17th. South Putnam has also already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Indian Creek on the 17th.
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