Volleyball Preview: Mesa Jackrabbits vs. Red Mountain Mountain Lions
The Mesa Jackrabbits are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Red Mountain Mountain Lions at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mesa is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Centennial, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Mesa was ranked 19th). Mesa took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Centennial on Saturday.
While Mesa ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Red Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 2-0 to Westminster Academy.
The 2-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-22.
Mesa's defeat dropped their record down to 20-12. As for Red Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11.
Everything went Mesa's way against Red Mountain in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Mesa made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Mesa repeat their success, or does Red Mountain have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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