Mountain View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of the Pinedale Wranglers by a score of 3-2. The Buffalos were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wranglers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played two weeks ago.
Mountain View started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-27, 25-21, 25-21, 16-14.
Even though they lost, Mountain View was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 9.2.
Mountain View's loss dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Pinedale, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
After both having extra time off, Mountain View and Kemmerer will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Kemmerer is coming into the contest with four straight defeats on the road, meaning Mountain View will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Pinedale, they will head out to take on Big Piney at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games Pinedale has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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