Desert Mountain hadn't done well against Mountain Pointe recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Desert Mountain Wolves were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Mountain Pointe Pride. For the Wolves, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 defeat the Pride walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2021.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Desert Mountain was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-12, 25-7.
Kara Hairston was nothing short of spectacular: she had 14 digs and seven aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces. Another player making a difference was Maryjane Cockrill, who had seven digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Desert Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive games.
Desert Mountain's win ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 15-18. As for Mountain Pointe, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-21 record this season.
Desert Mountain will have a chance to go back-to-back against Mountain Pointe: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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