The Cerro Gordo/Bement Broncos will square off against the Heritage Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Cerro Gordo/Bement has struggled recently with 14 defeats in a row, while Heritage will arrive with six straight victories.
Last Thursday, Cerro Gordo/Bement came up short against Sullivan and fell 2-0.
While Cerro Gordo/Bement had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-20.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Heritage sidestepped Okaw Valley for a 2-1 win.
Heritage had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-21, 26-24.
Addison Hopper and Bailee Lubben were among the main playmakers for Heritage as the former had 15 digs and two aces and the latter had nine digs and three aces. Hopper is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Heritage was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive contests.
Cerro Gordo/Bement's loss dropped their record down to 3-21-1. As for Heritage, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-10-1.
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