The Sartell-St. Stephen Sabres are taking a road trip to take on the Monticello Magic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Sartell-St. Stephen is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since September 24th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Elk River.
While Sartell-St. Stephen was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Elk River's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-17, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Monticello didn't have quite enough to beat Osseo on Saturday and fell 2-1.
Monticello might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Osseo: every set was decided by two points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 26-28, 16-14.
Sartell-St. Stephen's defeat was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 10-17. As for Monticello, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-12 record this season.
Sartell-St. Stephen beat Monticello 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sartell-St. Stephen since the team 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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