On Monday, Centennial faced Sunrise Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Centennial Coyotes came up short against the Sunrise Mountain Mustangs, falling 3-0. The Coyotes have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-19, 25-15.
Payton Whalen paced Centennial's offense, picking up seven kills. Whalen got some help from
Makenna Corrie and her ten assists.
Kate Federico controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Kami Milner was the offensive standout of the match as she had eight digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last seven matchups.
Centennial's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 27-9. As for Sunrise Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 29-8 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Centennial will venture away from home to face off against Kellis at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Centennial is facing Kellis at the right time seeing as Kellis is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Sunrise Mountain, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Lake Havasu at 6:00 p.m.
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