Mica Mountain is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Mater Dei. The Mica Mountain Thunderbolts took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mater Dei Monarchs. The Thunderbolts' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Mica Mountain was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-21.
Mater Dei got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Westley Matavao out in front who had ten digs and eight kills. Matavao has been hot recently, having posted eight or more kills the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sam Capinpin, who had 13 assists.
Mica Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 17-4. As for Mater Dei, the win (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 24-3.
Mica Mountain will face off against Ironwood Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mica Mountain will be looking to keep their 16-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Mater Dei, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against La Cueva on the 4th.
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