Mineral County's game last Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Sierra Sage Academy/Right Of Passage Rams as the Mineral County Serpents made off with a 3-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Serpents, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Mineral County never let Sierra Sage Academy/Right Of Passage on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-15, 27-25.
Leading Mineral County to victory were Caitlynn Sanchez and Aveline Blinco. Sanchez had seven aces, while Blinco had eight aces. With that strong performance, Sanchez is now averaging an impressive 2.1 aces per game.
Mineral County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 32 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Mineral County's win bumped their record up to 6-16. As for Sierra Sage Academy/Right Of Passage, they are on a 25-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-12.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Excel Christian the next time they take the court. Mineral County will head out to face Excel Christian at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, while Sierra Sage Academy/Right Of Passage will head out to face them at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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