If Mountain House was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Heritage last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mountain House Mustangs took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Folsom Bulldogs on Saturday. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Mustangs were not able to get on the board.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The final score came out to 26-24, 27-25.
Manil Mehta paced Mountain House's offense, picking up eight kills. Mehta got some help from Zyston Bright and his 13 assists. Bright was also solid from the service line: he led the team with three aces.
Mustangs
| 03/15/25 @ Folsom | 0-2 |
| 03/12/25 vs Heritage | 3-0 |
| 03/11/25 @ Central Catholic | 3-0 |
| 03/10/25 vs East Union | 3-0 |
| 03/05/25 @ Ripon Christian | 3-0 |
The defeat snapped Mountain House's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 6-2 record. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to aces: they averaged an imposing 6.4 aces in those games compared to only 2.33 in the others. As for Folsom, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-3.
Mountain House wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Franklin on the 15th. As for Folsom, they have also already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Sheldon on the 15th.
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