Castle View had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles out 3-2. This was payback for the Sabercats, who suffered a 3-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Castle View was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (101-96), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-20, 17-25, 14-25, 15-12.
Castle View can attribute much of their success to Lauralai Bradley, who had 12 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Castle View was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in four consecutive contests.
Mountain Vista lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Joey Laterza, who had 16 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Laterza now had 14 or more in the last seven games she's played. Sarah Morella was another key player, getting ten digs.
Castle View now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Mountain Vista, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-1.
Castle View will venture away from home to square off against Legend at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Legend will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Castle View surely won't give up without a fight. As for Mountain Vista, they will square off against Broomfield at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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