If Heritage was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Denver East last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Eagles fell just short of the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Eagles were not able to make up for their defeat to the Golden Eagles from their previous meeting back in October of 2024.
Heritage might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Mountain Vista: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 26-24, 25-22, 23-25, 15-12.
Madeline Pyne paced Heritage's offense, picking up 19 kills. Pyne got some help from Molly Pyne and her 22 assists. Becca Alvarez controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Anna Morella had a dynamite game For Mountain Vista., getting 31 digs and eight assists. With that strong performance, Morella is now averaging an impressive 10.9 digs per game. Kennedy Schmidt was another key player, getting 23 assists and five digs.
Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Mountain Vista, they pushed their record up to 13-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Coming up, Heritage will square off against Conifer at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Mountain Vista, after both having extra time off, they and Woodland Park will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 11:30 a.m. on the 31st.
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