On Wednesday, Auburn faced Montgomery Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Auburn Tigers came up short against the Montgomery Academy Eagles, falling 3-0. It was the first time this season that the Tigers let down their fans at home.
Auburn was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 28-26, 25-16.
Leading Montgomery Academy to victory were Emmy Sorrell and Addi Vinson. Sorrell had ten digs, while Vinson had 11 digs, five kills, and five kills. Vinson is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last 22 games she's played dating back to last season.
Auburn's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 21-7. As for Montgomery Academy, the victory (which was their 23rd in a row) raised their record to 30-2.
Auburn will challenge Montgomery Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Montgomery Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win vs. Saint James on the 26th.
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