Monrovia was the 3-0 winner over Eastern Greene when they last played one another back in August of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Thunderbirds by a score of 3-2 on Thursday.
Monrovia actually scored more points across those five sets (109-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 26-24, 26-24, 13-25, 15-11.
Josey Kizzee paced Monrovia's offense, picking up 18 kills. Kizzee got some help from Lidia Tonner and her 27 assists.
Monrovia's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Eastern Greene, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Coming up, Monrovia is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will take on Cascade at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Eastern Greene, they will host Northeast Dubois at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Thunderbirds are facing the Jeeps at the right time seeing as the Jeeps are stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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