Mesa extended their road winning streak to four games thanks to a huge performance from Sally Cummard. The Mesa Jackrabbits had just enough and edged the Red Mountain Mountain Lions out 3-2 on Tuesday thanks in part to Cummard, who had 27 digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last 11 matches.
Mesa was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 23-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-12.
Mesa got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Chloe Wright out in front who had ten digs.
Mesa was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Red Mountain only served eight.
Despite the loss, Red Mountain saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ella Sullivan had 17 digs, two aces, and a kill.
Mesa has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-12 record this season. As for Red Mountain, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-12 record this season.
Mesa didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Mountain View on the 17th. Red Mountain has also already played their next match, a 3-1 win against Westwood on the 16th.
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