After having lost a blowout in their previous game against South Central, Mapleton was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Black River Pirates by a score of 3-1. That's more bragging rights for the Mounties, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Mapleton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 26-24, 26-24, 25-20.
Mapleton found their leader in underclassman Paige Beattie, who had 16 digs and four aces. Beattie is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Mapleton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since the start of last season.
Black River's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Remington Dieter, who had ten digs.
Mapleton pushed their record up to 5-18 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Black River, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-10-1.
Mapleton has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Independence on the 19th. Black River does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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