Mountain Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to the Cotopaxi Pirates. While the Wolves didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Pirates 25-15 in the first set.
Mountain Valley started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-19, 25-13, 25-18.
Even though they lost, Mountain Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matchups.
Mountain Valley's loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Cotopaxi, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-12 record this season.
Mountain Valley has already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against South Park on the 25th. As for Cotopaxi, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Evangel Christian Academy on the 26th.
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