After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Buena Vista, Vail Mountain was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Lake County Panthers by a score of 3-1. For the Rangers, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 win the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2024.
Vail Mountain had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-10, 25-16, 25-12.
Weston Phillips paced Vail Mountain's offense, picking up nine kills. Phillips also shared the team's lead in assists with Izzy Adochio: they picked up 11 each. Phillips was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Aries Tapia and Mallory Negrete certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Tapia had 15 digs, while Negrete had five kills, five aces, and three digs.
The victory got Vail Mountain back to even at 3-3. As for Lake County, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Vail Mountain has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Hayden on the 12th. As for Lake County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Middle Park on the 11th.
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