If Mountain Crest was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Bear River last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mountain Crest Mustangs took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sky View Bobcats on Thursday. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bobcats apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-23, 19-25, 25-14.
Despite the defeat, Mountain Crest had strong showings from Jordan Belles, who had five aces and three digs, and Rachel Pruden, who had 12 digs, ten kills, two aces, and a block. Those five aces gave Belles a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Mountain Crest 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 five aces in 15 consecutive matchups.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sky View to victory, but perhaps none more so than Reese Seeley, who had 16 digs and three aces. Abby Thatcher was another key player, getting 14 digs.
Mountain Crest's record is now 11-14. As for Sky View, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-11.
Mountain Crest will head out to square off against Ridgeline at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Sky View, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Bobcats takes on Woods Cross at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
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