On Saturday, Montrose faced Village in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Montrose Red Hawks lost 3-0 to the Village Mountaineers. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Red Hawks have suffered since September 12th.
While Montrose ultimately came up short, they really made Village work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 27-25, 25-20.
Ashlin Mitchum paced Montrose's offense, picking up ten kills. Mitchum got some help from
Lilly Nelson and her 18 assists.
Marcella Mendoza controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
The loss snapped Montrose's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 14-5 record. As for Village, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-3.
Montrose didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Chaparral on the 1st. Village does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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