Volleyball Preview: Mountain Crest Mustangs vs. Green Canyon Wolves
Mountain Crest hasn't had much luck against Green Canyon recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Mountain Crest Mustangs are taking a road trip to take on the Green Canyon Wolves at 6:30 p.m.
Mountain Crest lost 3-0 to Ridgeline on Thursday.
Mountain Crest was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-13, 25-23.
Jordan Belles put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had seven digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Mountain Crest 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 five aces in ten consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Green Canyon put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Bear River with a sharp 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-10, 25-16, 25-18.
Among those leading the charge was Jaylee Blotter, who had nine digs and three aces.
Mountain Crest's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Green Canyon, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Mountain Crest hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.7 blocks per game. It's a different story for Green Canyon, though, as they've been averaging only 0.8. Given Mountain Crest's sizable advantage in that area, Green Canyon will need to find a way to close that gap.
Mountain Crest suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Green Canyon in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Mountain Crest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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