Mountain Pointe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to the Arizona College Prep Knights. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Pride of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Thursday.
While Mountain Pointe had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-20, 21-25, 25-21.
Mountain Pointe's loss came despite strong showings from Amirah Rankin and Fiona Hanrahan. Rankin had nine digs and four aces, while Hanrahan had 12 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Hanrahan has posted since back in October of 2023.
Among those leading the charge was Christina Kuang, who had nine digs.
Mountain Pointe's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Arizona College Prep, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-11.
Mountain Pointe will venture away from home to square off against Fountain Hills at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. Fountain Hills is coming into the match with three straight defeats at home, meaning Mountain Pointe will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Arizona College Prep, they will host Notre Dame Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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