After both having extra time off, the Mesa Jackrabbits and the Red Mountain Mountain Lions will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Mesa lost 3-0 to Skyline last Thursday. The Jackrabbits have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Meanwhile, Red Mountain didn't have quite enough to beat Mountain View last Thursday and fell 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Red Mountain sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 12-25, 25-22, 13-25, 16-14.
Mesa will need to focus on slowing down Rihanna Brooks, one of several Red Mountain players who made an impact when they last played. She had 36 assists and seven digs. Brooks has been hot for a while, having posted 13 or more assists the last 11 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Sullivan, who had 19 digs and four assists.
Mesa's defeat dropped their record down to 5-18. As for Red Mountain, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 19-14.
Mesa took their victory against Red Mountain in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Jackrabbits repeat their success, or do the Mountain Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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