The Arvada West Wildcats will square off against the Monument Valley Mustangs at 12:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Arvada West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Chatfield, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Arvada West was ranked 25th). Arvada West won by a set and slipped past Chatfield 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (103-100) Arvada West actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 12-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Monument Valley came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 3-0 win.
Monument Valley was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-23, 25-22.
Monument Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Winslow only served six.
Arvada West's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Monument Valley, their record is now 17-5.
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