While Mountainside didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They put the hurt on the Mohave Accelerated Patriots with a sharp 3-0 win on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wolves.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mountainside was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-10, 25-15.
Mountainside got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kennedy Snodgrass out in front who had ten digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Snodgrass now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Mountainside was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 17.8.
Mountainside's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Mohave Accelerated, their loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mountainside will stay at home for another game and welcome North Valley Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Valley Christian Academy will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Mountainside surely won't give up without a fight. As for Mohave Accelerated, they will host Kingman Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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