Wasatch faced Mountain Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Wasps came up short against the Sentinels, falling 3-0. The Wasps were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Sentinels apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
While Wasatch ultimately came up short, they really made Mountain Ridge work, particularly in the second set. The final score came out to 25-15, 27-25, 25-21.
Chase Billeter paced Wasatch's offense, picking up 11 kills. Billeter got some help from Brody Hulme and his 21 assists. Hulme was also solid from the service line: he led the team with three aces.
Mountain Ridge was led to victory by Xander Colemere and Mason McNees. Colemere had ten digs and three aces, while McNees had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces Colemere has posted since back in April of 2024.
Wasatch's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6. As for Mountain Ridge, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coming up, Wasatch will venture away from home to challenge Timpview at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Wasps are facing the Thunderbirds at the right time seeing as the Thunderbirds are stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Mountain Ridge, they will host Herriman at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Mustangs will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something the Sentinels surely won't give up without a fight.
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