After both having extra time off, the Red Mountain Mountain Lions and the Mesa Jackrabbits will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Red Mountain is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Mountain View just ended the team's three-match winning streak last Thursday. They fell just short of the Toros by a score of 3-2.
Red Mountain actually scored more points across those five sets (110-92), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 12-25, 25-22, 13-25, 16-14.
Rihanna Brooks
| 10/02/25 @ Mountain View | 36 |
| 10/01/25 vs Chandler | 20 |
| 09/30/25 @ Dobson | 36 |
| 09/27/25 vs Eastlake | 14 |
| 09/27/25 vs Campolindo | 21 |
| + 6 more games |
Despite their loss, Red Mountain saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Rihanna Brooks, who had 36 assists and seven digs, was perhaps the best of all. Brooks has been hot for a while, having posted 13 or more assists the last 11 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ella Sullivan, who had 19 digs and four assists.
Meanwhile, Mesa lost 3-0 to Skyline last Thursday.
Red Mountain's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 19-14. As for Mesa, their loss dropped their record down to 5-18.
Red Mountain suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mesa when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Mountain Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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