Monument Valley entered their contest against Monticello on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Monument Valley Cougars fell just short of the Monticello Buckaroo by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Cougars let down their fans at home.
Monument Valley took Monticello into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 19-25, 17-25, 25-18, 15-10.
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kaylisa Tome, who had 23 assists. Tome has been hot recently, having posted eight or more assists the last six times she's played.
Even though they lost, Monument Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in four consecutive matchups.
The defeat snapped Monument Valley's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-4 record. As for Monticello, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Monument Valley will challenge Pinon at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Monticello, they will face off against Grand County at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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