It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mountain Ridge can now relate to. They fell just short of the Lone Peak Knights by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Sentinels of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2022.
Mountain Ridge started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 17-25, 25-23, 26-24, 15-8.
Addyson Cook paced Mountain Ridge's offense, picking up 20 kills. Cook got some help from
Sadie White and her 37 assists. Cook also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Madi Ryan, racking up two apiece.
Sam Pope went supernova for Lone Peak, getting seven digs and two aces. Pope has been hot for a while, having also posted 15 or more assists the last 13 times she's played. Luhana Panta was another key player, getting 17 digs.
The loss snapped Mountain Ridge's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 25-6 record. As for Lone Peak, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 28-3.
Mountain Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Corner Canyon on the 8th. As for Lone Peak, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Pleasant Grove on the 8th.
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