After having lost a blowout in their previous game against White Pine, Round Mountain was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They put the hurt on the Beatty Hornets with a sharp 3-0 victory. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent win being a 3-0 victory back in September.
Round Mountain never let Beatty on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-16, 26-24.

Layla Faga
10/10/25 @ Beatty | 6 |
10/02/25 @ Carlin | 1 |
10/24/24 vs Beatty | 1 |
10/18/24 vs Tonopah | 4 |
10/11/24 vs Carlin | 1 |
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Round Mountain was led to victory by Laycii Thibodeaux and Layla Faga. Thibodeaux had seven digs and three aces, while Faga had ten blocks, six digs, and two aces. That's the most digs Faga has posted since back in October of 2024.
They weren't the only good servers: Round Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Round Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Beatty, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14.
Looking ahead, after both having extra time off, Round Mountain and Tonopah will shake off the rust and duke it out at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Beatty, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Indian Springs on the 14th.
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