Mt. Vernon won the last time they faced East Newton, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Mt. Vernon Mountaineers put the hurt on the East Newton Patriots with a sharp 3-0 win.
Mt. Vernon's got stronger as the match went on, holding East Newton to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-12, 25-11.
Mt. Vernon was led to victory by Macie West and Claire Hale. West had four digs and 14 assists, while Hale had four digs and three aces. That's the most aces Hale has posted in her last 11 games.
Mt. Vernon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matches.
Mt. Vernon is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-12-2 record this season. As for East Newton, their loss dropped their record down to 17-16.
Mt. Vernon has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Monett on the 26th. East Newton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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