On Thursday, Mountain View faced Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mountain View Mavericks came up short against the Centennial Patriots, falling 3-0. The Mavericks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Patriots apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
While Mountain View was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-6, 25-15.
Mountain View's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zara Churchwell, who had ten digs and two aces. That's the most aces Churchwell has posted in her last nine matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Aspyn Gempler, who had three digs and 17 assists.
Mountain View's defeat dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Centennial, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-3-1.
Mountain View has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 loss against Highland on the 4th. As for Centennial, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Thunder Ridge on the 4th.
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