Garces Memorial entered their tilt with Mt. Whitney on Friday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Mt. Whitney Pioneers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Rams also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Garces Memorial was: they took both sets by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-11.
Garces Memorial found their leader in underclassman Reegan Launer, who had four aces, a kill, and 23 assists. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Launer now posted ten or more in the last 48 games she's played dating back to last season.
Garces Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matches.
Garces Memorial's victory bumped their record up to 15-1-1. As for Mt. Whitney, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-10.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Fresno Christian the next time they take the court. Garces Memorial will head out to face Fresno Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, while Mt. Whitney will play them later in the day, at 11:00 a.m.
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