On Saturday, Mountain View faced Pocatello in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mountain View Mavericks sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Pocatello Thunder. The Mavericks have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Thunder, too.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (105-99) Mountain View actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 15-12.
Mountain View had a senior duo take command as Aspyn Gempler had nine digs and four aces and Zara Churchwell had 22 digs. Gempler has been hot recently, having also posted 17 or more assists the last six times she's played.
Mountain View was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Pocatello still got an impressive performance from Adrie Johnson, who had 23 digs and four aces.
Mountain View's victory bumped their record up to 16-13. As for Pocatello, their loss dropped their record down to 14-4.
Mountain View has already played their next game, a 3-2 defeat against Melba on the 5th. As for Pocatello, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Timberline on the 5th.
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