Mountain Empire entered their tilt with Borrego Springs on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Borrego Springs Rams by a score of 3-1. That's more bragging rights for the Redhawks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Mountain Empire had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-21.
Mountain Empire was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 14.2.
Mountain Empire has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Borrego Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mountain Empire will head out to square off against Gompers Prep Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Borrego Springs, they will venture away from home to challenge Warner at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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