Mona Shores is 9-1 against Reeths-Puffer since August of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mona Shores Sailors are taking a road trip to take on the Reeths-Puffer Rockets at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mona Shores is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Caledonia, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Mona Shores was ranked 23rd). Mona Shores fell just short of Caledonia by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. While the Sailors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Fighting Scots 25-9 in the first set.
Mona Shores took Caledonia into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 9-25, 25-12, 26-28, 25-23, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Reeths-Puffer came up short against Caledonia on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Rockets have struggled against the Fighting Scots recently, as their game on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
The final score came out to 25-10, 25-12, 25-10.
Mona Shores' loss dropped their record down to 17-5. As for Reeths-Puffer, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-15.
Mona Shores took their win against Reeths-Puffer in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mona Shores since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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