The Monroe Central Golden Bears will challenge the Randolph Southern Rebels at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Monroe Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Seton Catholic as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Hadley Hendrickson
| 10/16/25 vs Seton Catholic | 8 |
| 10/09/25 @ Blue River Valley | 14 |
| 10/07/25 vs Daleville | 12 |
| 10/06/25 vs Randolph Southern | 12 |
| 10/02/25 @ Eastbrook | 15 |
| + 4 more games |
Monroe Central can attribute much of their success to Sophia Bolton, who had nine digs, and Hadley Hendrickson, who had 17 digs, eight kills, and two blocks. Hendrickson is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in each of the last nine games she's played.
Monroe Central was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. They are 8-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Randolph Southern hadn't done well against Union City recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Rebels had just enough and edged out the Indians 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Rebels have posted since September 6th.
The win made it two in a row for Randolph Southern and bumps their season record up to 8-18. As for Monroe Central, their record now sits at 11-19.
Monroe Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Randolph Southern when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Golden Bears since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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