Monticello was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of the Western Albemarle Warriors by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Mustangs of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Monticello wouldn't go down easily and took Western Albemarle into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The final score came out to 25-15, 19-25, 22-25, 25-20, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Monticello had strong showings from Nadia Mithqal, who had 18 digs, two aces, and a kill, and Quinn Abdella, who had nine digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Abdella a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Monticello was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive contests.
Western Albemarle found their leader in underclassman Sara Price, who had 16 digs and two aces. Those 16 digs set a new season-high mark for Price.
Monticello's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Western Albemarle, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-9.
Monticello wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Louisa County on the 15th. Western Albemarle has also already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Orange County on the 15th.
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