After three games on the road, Monument Valley is heading back home. After both having extra time off, they and the Red Mesa Redskins will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. Red Mesa took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Monument Valley, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Monument Valley made easy work of Pinon and carried off a 3-0 victory.
A big factor in the win was Monument Valley's feisty defense: they held Pinon to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-16, 25-14.
Monument Valley's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kaylisa Tome, who had five aces and 15 assists, and Shilah Williams, who had seven digs. The dominant performance gave Tome a new career-high in aces.
Monument Valley couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 46.5% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Red Mesa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Whitehorse by a score of 3-2.
Red Mesa took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-18, 22-25, 25-16, 15-10.
Monument Valley pushed their record up to 9-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Red Mesa, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Monument Valley took their victory against Red Mesa when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Monument Valley repeat their success, or does Red Mesa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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