Mountain View was the 2-0 winner over Highland when they last played one another back in September of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Mountain View Mavericks fell just short of the Highland Rams by a score of 3-2 on Friday. While the Mavericks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rams 25-19 in the first period.
Mountain View started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 19-25, 25-8, 25-21, 15-11.
Defeat or not, Mountain View got some senior leadership from Aspyn Gempler and Mikaelyn Stewart. Gempler had eight digs and four aces, while Stewart had 13 digs. That's the most aces Gempler has posted in her last 17 contests.
Even though they lost, Mountain 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 six aces in three consecutive matches.
Highland was led to victory by Amaree Pongah and Chloee Leslie. Pongah had 19 digs and three aces, while Leslie had 18 digs and 16 kills. Leslie is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 22 games she's played dating back to last season.
Mountain View has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-12 record this season. As for Highland, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-11-1 record.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Lake City the next time they take the court. Highland will head out to face Lake City at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, while Mountain View will play them later in the day, at 4:00 p.m.
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