The Monroe Central Seminoles will head out to challenge the Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Monroe Central lost 3-0 to Caldwell on Tuesday.
While Monroe Central had to take the loss, they sure made a game of it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-22, 25-16.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Wheeling Central Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Martins Ferry by a score of 3-2.
Wheeling Central Catholic took Martins Ferry into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 22-25, 16-25, 25-11, 15-13.
Even though they lost, Wheeling Central Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive matches.
Monroe Central's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-2. As for Wheeling Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Monroe Central took their victory against Wheeling Central Catholic when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Monroe Central 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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