Mt. Pleasant proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by three) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Overfelt Royals. The Cardinals have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Royals, too.
Mt. Pleasant took Overfelt into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20, 22-25, 19-25, 15-11.
Howie Do paced Mt. Pleasant's offense, picking up 12 kills. Do got some help from Steven Ho and his 32 assists. Ho was also a major player on defense: he and he shared the team lead in blocks, finishing with four each.
Cardinals
| 03/20/25 @ Overfelt | 3-2 |
| 03/18/25 @ San Jose | 3-0 |
| 03/13/25 vs Gilroy | 3-2 |
| 03/11/25 vs Gunderson | 3-1 |
| 03/06/25 vs Hill | 3-2 |
| 03/04/25 vs MacDonald | 3-2 |
The win was the sixth in a row for Mt. Pleasant, bringing their record up to 6-1. As for Overfelt, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Coincidentally, Mt. Pleasant and Overfelt will both be playing Lincoln the next time they take the court. Mt. Pleasant will head out to face Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Overfelt will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on April 3.
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