Monroeville is 10-0 against New London since October of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Monroeville Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the New London Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. Monroeville will be strutting in after a victory while New London will be coming in after a defeat.
Monroeville took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over St. Paul.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-20, 17-25, 25-20.
Addison Homan continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, getting 35 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 22 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaci Poths, who had five digs and 16 assists.
Meanwhile, New London didn't have quite enough to beat South Central on Tuesday and fell 3-2. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Trojans 25-22 in the first set.
New London took South Central into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-22, 25-12, 19-25, 15-8.
New London's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ava Ringler, who had 33 digs, and Hailie Pylant, who had 15 digs and three aces.
They weren't the only good server: New London was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive contests.
Monroeville pushed their record up to 19-1 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. As for New London, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Monroeville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12 aces per game. However, it's not like New London struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Monroeville's way against New London when the teams last played back in September, as Monroeville made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Monroeville 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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