The Montgomery Bears will take on the West Fork Gators at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Montgomery will be strutting in after a win while West Fork will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Montgomery got the win against Hargrave by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
Montgomery's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Hargrave between 15 and 18 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-15, 25-15.
Montgomery got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kennedy Marriott out in front who had 13 digs. Another player making a difference was Ellie Sadler, who had seven digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, West Fork suffered their biggest loss since September 3rd on Friday. They lost 3-0 to Magnolia West. Considering the last time the Gators couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-20, 25-13.
Montgomery has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 27-18 record this season. As for West Fork, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 32-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Montgomery has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like West Fork struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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