On Friday, Mountain Vista faced Thompson Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mountain Vista Golden Eagles fell just short of the Thompson Valley Eagles by a score of 3-2. While the Golden Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-23 in the first set.
Mountain Vista 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 23-25, 22-25, 25-9, 25-13, 15-13.
Mountain Vista's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sarah Morella, who had ten digs and two aces. Morella has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Laterza, who had 14 digs.
Thompson Valley got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Tessa Vittorio out in front who had 18 digs and two aces.
Mountain Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 17-4. As for Thompson Valley, their victory was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-0.
Mountain Vista has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Lewis-Palmer on the 2nd. As for Thompson Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Chaparral on the 2nd.
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