Monroe Central has gone 9-1 against Barnesville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Monroe Central Seminoles will head out to challenge the Barnesville Shamrocks at 5:30 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Monroe Central lost 3-0 to Caldwell on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Seminoles in their matchups with the Redskins: they've now lost eight in a row.
After all that action, the final score was 25-18, 25-22, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Barnesville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Union Local, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-22, 25-8.
Barnesville's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Aubrey Johnson, who had 28 digs, and Lexi Grear, who had 13 digs. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last 34 games she's played dating back to last season.
Monroe Central's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-2. As for Barnesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Monroe Central was able to grind out a solid win over Barnesville when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Monroe Central repeat their success, or does Barnesville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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