On Saturday, Mountain Vista faced Denver South in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mountain Vista Golden Eagles came out on top against the Denver South Ravens by a score of 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Golden Eagles also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2018.
Mountain Vista had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-23.
Mountain Vista got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Joey Laterza out in front who had 20 digs. Laterza is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last 11 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Morella, who had 12 digs.
Mountain Vista kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least six blocks in 12 consecutive matches.
Mountain Vista's record is now 19-4. As for Denver South, their loss dropped their record down to 20-3.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. After both having extra time off, Mountain Vista and Northfield will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Denver South, they will welcome Ponderosa at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Denver South will be looking to keep their 13-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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