Volleyball Preview: Mica Mountain Thunderbolts vs. Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks
The Mica Mountain Thunderbolts will square off against the Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mica Mountain is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
Mica Mountain is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over ALA - Queen Creek.
Mica Mountain was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 20-25, 25-22.
Mica Mountain's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jayden Nugent, who had nine digs and three aces, and Addison Andrews, who had a kill, a block, and 43 assists. That's the most aces Nugent has posted since back in September.
Mica Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as ALA - Queen Creek only served four.
Meanwhile, Ironwood Ridge entered their tilt with Cactus Shadows on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Falcons.
Mica Mountain pushed their record up to 24-10 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Ironwood Ridge, the win got them back to even at 18-18.
Mica Mountain was able to grind out a solid victory over Ironwood Ridge in their previous meeting back in October, winning 3-1. Will Mica Mountain repeat their success, or does Ironwood Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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