Mountain Brook and Daphne met for a duel on Saturday where Mountain Brook came out on top. The Mountain Brook Spartans narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Daphne Trojans 2-1. Winning may never get old, but the Spartans sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Mountain Brook had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-20, 15-4.
Among those leading the charge was Caroline Kelley, who had eight digs and three aces.
Daphne's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Grace Thigpen, who had eight digs and two aces, and Isabella Charlton, who had 12 digs. Charlton is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Mountain Brook has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 21-15 record this season. As for Daphne, they moved to 33-14 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Mountain Brook has already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Spanish Fort on the 12th. As for Daphne, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Davidson on the 15th.
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