Montrose hasn't had much luck against Blue Ridge recently, but that could start to change on Friday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Montrose came up short against Dunmore and fell 3-1. The Meteors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Montrose started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-19, 27-25, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They put the hurt on the Foresters with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The win didn't come easy: Forest City scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-4, 25-16, 25-10.
Blue Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Montrose now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Blue Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Montrose has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Blue Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Montrose came up short against Blue Ridge when the teams last played on October 2nd, falling 3-1. Can Montrose avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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