The Montrose Red Hawks will take on the Fruita Monument Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Montrose is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
On Thursday, Montrose made easy work of Palisade and carried off a 3-0 win.
Montrose not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Palisade between 17 and 20 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-17, 25-20.
Montrose's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Reina Contreras led the charge by getting 14 digs. Marisha Lutz also deserves some recognition as she served her first aces of the season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Fruita Monument faced off against Grand Junction on Thursday. The Wildcats came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 3-1.
Fruita Monument had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-17, 25-14, 25-17.
Montrose's record now sits at 17-0. As for Fruita Monument, their record is now 14-4.
Montrose took their victory against Fruita Monument in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Hawks 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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