Volleyball Recap: Marlee Hernandez Leads Shadow Mountain to Victory over Moon Valley

By Team Reports Sep 23, 2024, 4:42pm

Volleyball Recap: Shadow Mountain Matadors vs. Moon Valley Rockets

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Shadow Mountain came into Thursday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Moon Valley Rockets on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for the Matadors, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Shadow Mountain was staring down a 1-1 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 22-25, 25-19, 25-23.

Marlee Hernandez had an outrageously good game as she had 21 digs and 13 kills. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: she now had nine or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Arie Marchelli, who had ten digs and three aces.

She wasn't the only good server: Shadow Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last five matches.

Shadow Mountain now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Moon Valley, they now have a losing record at 5-6.

Shadow Mountain will square off against St. Mary's at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Moon Valley, they will challenge Greenway at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.

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