On Tuesday, Mountain Ridge faced Corner Canyon in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mountain Ridge Sentinels fell 3-1 to the Corner Canyon Chargers. The Sentinels were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Chargers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-18, 20-25, 25-17.
Mountain Ridge's loss came despite strong showings from Ava Livolsi and Allie Grossenbach. Livolsi had seven digs and two aces, while Grossenbach had 16 kills, six digs, and two aces. Grossenbach is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last 27 games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Mountain Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive contests.
Mountain Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 15-4. As for Corner Canyon, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, Mountain Ridge and Bingham will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Corner Canyon, they are taking a road trip to take on Riverton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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