The Mt. Zion Braves's road trip will continue as they head out to face the St. Teresa Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Mt. Zion came up short against Taylorville and fell 2-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Braves in their matchups with the Tornadoes: they've now lost nine in a row.
Mt. Zion was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-21.
Meanwhile, St. Teresa didn't have quite enough to beat Monticello on Monday and fell 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, St. Teresa sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 19-25, 25-13.
Mt. Zion's loss dropped their record down to 15-15. As for St. Teresa, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-22 record this season.
Mt. Zion skirted past St. Teresa 2-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mt. Zion since the squad 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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