Mesquite waltzed into their game on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Everything went their way against the Poston Butte Broncos as they made off with a 3-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Wildcats also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2021.
The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-11, 25-20.
Zoey Lastine was a one-man wrecking crew for Mesquite as she had 30 digs and two aces. Lastine is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 20 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ari Martinez, who had eight digs.
Mesquite was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive contests.
Mesquite pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Poston Butte, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-6 record.
Mesquite will square off against St. Johns on Friday. As for Poston Butte, they will challenge Paradise Honors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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