After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Monsignor Pace, Mourning was happy to have turned things around on Monday. Everything went their way against the Varela Vipers as the Mourning Sharks made off with a 3-0 win. The Sharks have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Vipers, too.
While Mourning won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-13, 25-13.
Sadie Dunham went supernova for Mourning, getting 11 aces and four digs. Those 11 aces gave Dunham a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Shevit, who had six digs and five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Mourning was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 26 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 22 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Mourning's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-3. As for Varela, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-7.
Mourning didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win vs. Sunset on the 1st. As for Varela, they will challenge Braddock at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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