Volleyball Recap: Round Mountain Knights vs. Tonopah Muckers
Round Mountain waltzed into their matchup on Friday with 17 straight wins... but they left with 18. They put the hurt on the Tonopah Muckers with a sharp 3-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Knights, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Round Mountain walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-13, 25-20, 25-20.
Round Mountain was led to victory by Laycii Thibodeaux and Hallee Larsen. Thibodeaux had 16 digs and three aces, while Larsen had 29 digs, two aces, and a kill. Thibodeaux is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 15 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Round Mountain 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 eight aces in seven consecutive games.
Round Mountain pushed their record up to 19-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Tonopah, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Round Mountain will play host again on Thursday to welcome Beatty, where the match is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Round Mountain is facing Beatty at the right time seeing as Beatty is stuck on a five-game losing streak. After both having extra time off, Tonopah and Indian Springs will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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