Volleyball Preview: Mapleton Mounties vs. Independence Blue Devils
The Mapleton Mounties will venture away from home to square off against the Independence Blue Devils at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mapleton is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Mapleton will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Black River, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Mapleton came out on top against Black River by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday.
Mapleton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 26-24, 26-24, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Independence got the win against Trinity last Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Independence was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-8, 25-12.
Alberta Moreal was the offensive standout of the game as she had five aces and 13 assists. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Mapleton's record now sits at 5-18. As for Independence, their record now sits at 19-3.
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