After flying high against Cedar Valley last Thursday, American Fork came back down to earth. The Cavemen took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mountain Ridge Sentinels on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cavemen of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August of 2024.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-20, 24-26, 25-13.
Macy Melville paced American Fork's offense, picking up 14 kills. Melville got some help from Ellie Dickey and her 20 assists. Brynn Murray controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Mountain Ridge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Madi Ryan led the charge by getting 25 digs and three assists. Those 25 digs gave Ryan a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sammy Roberts, who had seven digs and six aces.
Having lost for the first time this season, American Fork fell to 2-1. As for Mountain Ridge, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
American Fork wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Farmington on the 21st. As for Mountain Ridge, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Del Sol on the 22nd.
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