Mountainside unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the Gilbert Classical Academy Spartans on Friday, falling 3-0. The Wolves were not able to make up for their defeat to the Spartans from their previous meeting back in August of 2024.
Mountainside took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-22, 26-24.
Brodie Blackstad paced Mountainside's offense, picking up 11 kills. Blackstad got some help from Sirena Rubio and her ten assists. Blackstad was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
Gilbert Classical Academy's victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Mountainside has already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against St. John Paul II Catholic on the 8th. As for Gilbert Classical Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 win against ALA - Anthem South on the 2nd.
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