After eight games on the road, Mica Mountain is heading back home. They will welcome the Sahuaro Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Mica Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Salpointe Catholic, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Mica Mountain was ranked 12th). Mica Mountain fell just short of Salpointe Catholic by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Thunderbolts' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Mica Mountain sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 22-25, 25-11, 13-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Sahuaro had just enough and edged Walden Grove out 3-2 on Monday.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Sahuaro who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 20-25, 25-22, 17-25, 15-7.
Sahuaro was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matches.
Mica Mountain's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-3. As for Sahuaro, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-11.
Mica Mountain beat Sahuaro 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Does Mica Mountain have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sahuaro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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