After flying high against East Newton on Thursday, Monett came back down to earth. The Cubs took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hollister Tigers on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Cubs in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost six in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 21-25, 25-18, 25-12.
Peyton Brandt paced Monett's offense, picking up 15 kills. Brandt got some help from Morgan Wright and her 26 assists. Finally, Brycelynn Courtois and Meredith Merriman kept the team grounded on defense, each having blocked two attacks.
Alyssa Danielson was a one-woman wrecking crew For Hollister. as she had 21 digs and three assists. Danielson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in each of the last four games she's played. Bella Cavins also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Monett's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4-1. As for Hollister, they pushed their record up to 16-3-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Monett has already played their next contest (against McDonald County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Hollister, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Forsyth on the 25th.
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