Montpelier hasn't had much luck against Hicksville recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Locomotives will look to defend their home court against the Aces at 5:30 p.m. Montpelier will be strutting in after a win while Hicksville will be coming in after a defeat.
Montpelier took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top against Gorham Fayette by a score of 3-1.
Montpelier had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Hicksville came up short against Liberty Center on Saturday and fell 2-0. The Aces haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Hicksville was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-14.
Hicksville's loss dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Montpelier, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 3-15.
Montpelier couldn't quite get it done against Hicksville in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Will the Locomotives have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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