Mesa Vista entered their game against Cimarron on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Mesa Vista Trojans fell 3-1 to the Cimarron Rams. The Trojans have struggled against the Rams recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Mesa Vista took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. After all that action, the final score was 24-26, 25-20, 25-23, 26-24.
Mesa Vista's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Aaliyah Boies, who had 11 digs, and Hannah Lopez, who had 22 digs, 19 kills, and ten aces. Lopez is crushing it when it comes to aces: she's served at least three every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Arlena Pacheco, who had 11 digs.
Even though they lost, Mesa Vista was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in six consecutive matches.
The loss snapped Mesa Vista's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. As for Cimarron, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mesa Vista will host Menaul at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cimarron, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Escalante at 5:00 p.m. Cimarron will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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