Monroe is 0-3 against Delavan-Darien since September of 2023 but things could change on Tuesday. The Monroe Cheesemakers are taking a road trip to face off against the Delavan-Darien Comets at 6:30 p.m.
Monroe is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against East Troy, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-11, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Delavan-Darien had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Elks out 3-2.
Delavan-Darien had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-20, 15-7.
Delavan-Darien 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 three consecutive contests.
Monroe's loss dropped their record down to 3-19. As for Delavan-Darien, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 games, which provided a massive bump to their 18-9 record this season.
Monroe suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Delavan-Darien in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Delavan-Darien's Delaney Stallings, who had 25 digs and three aces. Now that Monroe knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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