On Saturday, Mountain View faced Melba in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mountain View Mavericks fell just short of the Melba Mustangs by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Mavericks of the 2-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.
Mountain View actually scored more points across those five sets (107-93), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-20, 10-25, 25-23, 16-14.
Despite the loss, Mountain View still got an impressive performance from Aspyn Gempler, who had four digs and three aces. Gempler is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in the last seven games she's played. Zara Churchwell was another key player, getting 15 digs.
Even though they lost, Mountain View was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Mountain View's defeat dropped their record down to 16-14. As for Melba, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3-1 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mountain View will welcome Ridgevue at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mountain View is facing Ridgevue at the right time seeing as Ridgevue is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Melba, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Compass Charter at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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