Baraboo is 1-9 against Mount Horeb since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Baraboo Thunderbirds are on the road again to play the Mount Horeb Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Saturday, Baraboo came up short against Holmen and fell 2-0.
While Baraboo ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Mount Horeb didn't have quite enough to beat Sauk Prairie on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost six in a row.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Mount Horeb sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 22-25, 25-21, 19-25, 15-9.
Despite the defeat, Mount Horeb had strong showings from Kennedy Myers, who had 15 digs and seven aces, and Lizzy Mesenberg, who had ten aces. The dominant performance gave Myers a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Mount Horeb was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive matchups.
Baraboo's loss dropped their record down to 13-21. As for Mount Horeb, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-7.
Baraboo came up short against Mount Horeb in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Baraboo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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