Mountainside unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They lost 3-0 to the Gilbert Classical Academy Spartans on Friday. If the Wolves were looking for revenge after losing 3-1 to the Spartans when the teams met back in August of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
While Mountainside was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Gilbert Classical Academy's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 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 win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Mountainside will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on St. John Paul II Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on the 8th. As for Gilbert Classical Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against ALA - Anthem South on the 2nd.
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