Volleyball Recap: Mountain Valley Comes Up Short

Mountain Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to the Creede Miners. Unfortunately, that's the fourth time they've come up short against the Miners this season, with their most recent defeat being a 3-0 loss on Friday.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-22, 17-25, 25-17.

Milley Knight paced Mountain Valley's offense, picking up six kills. Knight got some help from Ivy Jean VanEgmond and her 11 assists. VanEgmond was also solid from the service line: she led the team with six aces.

Mountain Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Creede, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.

Mountain Valley will welcome Cotopaxi at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. As for Creede, they will head out on the road to challenge Sierra Grande at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.