Mountain View was the 2-1 winner over Flowing Wells when they last played one another last Friday, but their luck changed this time around. The Mountain Lions fell just short of the Caballeros by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Mountain Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mountain View wouldn't go down easily and took Flowing Wells into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 20-25, 19-25, 25-15, 15-11.
Kristopher Klappert and Gabe Montez certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Klappert had 18 digs and two aces, while Montez had ten digs. Caleb Pixley also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Flowing Wells' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nhan Tran led the charge by getting 19 digs. Those 19 digs gave Tran a new career-high. Marcus Urenda was another key player, getting 13 digs.
Mountain View's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Flowing Wells, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-11.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Mountain View will face off against rival Desert View at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Flowing Wells is set to challenge their familiar foe Catalina Foothills at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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