Mountain Empire has gone 3-0 against Gompers Prep Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Mountain Empire Redhawks will face off against the Gompers Prep Academy Eagles at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mountain Empire has three straight victories, Gompers Prep Academy has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Mountain Empire was able to grind out a solid win over Borrego Springs, taking the game 3-1.
Mountain Empire had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-21.
Mountain Empire was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Gompers Prep Academy didn't have quite enough to beat O'Farrell Charter on Tuesday and fell 2-1.
Mountain Empire is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Gompers Prep Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Mountain Empire took their victory against Gompers Prep Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Empire since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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