Mountain Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to the ALA - West Foothills Guardians.
Noah Peace paced Mountain Ridge's offense, picking up eight kills. Peace got some help from Emerson Engle and his 14 assists. Peace was also solid from the service line: he led the team with two aces.
ALA - West Foothills' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ethan Smead, who had eight assists and two aces. That's the most aces Smead has posted over his last seven games. Brett Sauls also deserves some recognition as he served his first aces of the season.
Mountain Ridge now has a losing record of 9-10. As for ALA - West Foothills, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 17-4 record.
Mountain Ridge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Westwood on the 2nd. As for ALA - West Foothills, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against ALA - Ironwood on the 1st.
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