On Thursday Monroe Central will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Eastern Hancock Royals at 7:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, Monroe Central came up short against Wes-Del and fell 3-1. The Golden Bears have struggled against the Warriors recently, as their game on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Monroe Central took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. After all that action, the final score was 24-26, 25-17, 25-15, 27-25.
Meanwhile, Eastern Hancock made easy work of Randolph Southern on Monday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Royals.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Eastern Hancock was: they took every set by at least 16 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-9, 25-4.
Monroe Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Eastern Hancock, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Monroe Central suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Eastern Hancock in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Monroe Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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