Volleyball Recap: Mountain Empire Redhawks vs. Julian Eagles
Mountain Empire posted their biggest victory since August 27th on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Julian Eagles with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Redhawks.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Mountain Empire took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-9, 25-12.
Mountain Empire got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Rowan Smith out in front who had nine digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Breauna Cardinez, who had seven digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Mountain Empire was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matches.
Mountain Empire has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Julian, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mountain Empire will head out to take on Borrego Springs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain Empire is facing Borrego Springs at the right time seeing as Borrego Springs is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Julian, they will face off against Calexico Mission at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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