If Monterey Trail was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Franklin last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mustangs took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pleasant Grove Eagles on Tuesday. The Mustangs were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Eagles earlier this season, when they won 3-1.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Pleasant Grove scored at least 17 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-19, 22-25, 25-21, 25-17.
Dehryn Brown paced Monterey Trail's offense, picking up 23 kills. Brown got some help from Chris Huang and his 45 assists.
Monterey Trail's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-6. As for Pleasant Grove, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-7 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Monterey Trail will face off against rival Laguna Creek at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Pleasant Grove is set to challenge their familiar foe Franklin at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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