Mountain Brook's game last Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Oak Mountain Eagles as the Mountain Brook Spartans made off with a 3-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Spartans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
A big factor in the win was Mountain Brook's feisty defense: they held Oak Mountain to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-20, 25-7.
Leading Mountain Brook to victory were Ella Kate Wright and Caroline Kelley. Wright had 17 digs, while Kelley had 13 digs.
Mountain Brook was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 5.
Mountain Brook now has a winning record of 13-12. As for Oak Mountain, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-7.
Mountain Brook will head out to square off against Pelham at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Pelham is coming into the match with eight straight losses at home, meaning Mountain Brook will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Oak Mountain, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Great Crossing at 7:30 p.m.
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