It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mountain Ridge had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Westlake Thunder as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The Sentinels were shut out 2-0 the last time they took on the Thunder, so the Sentinels were just returning the favor.
Nesta Vaitai paced Mountain Ridge's offense, picking up 14 kills. Vaitai got some help from Curtis Fowler and his 21 assists. Fowler was also solid from the service line: he led the team with two aces.
Despite the loss, Westlake still got an impressive performance from Talon Schank, who had 15 digs and three assists.
Sentinels
| 05/10/25 vs Westlake | 3-0 |
| 05/09/25 vs Riverton | 3-0 |
| 05/09/25 vs Copper Hills | 3-0 |
The win was the third in a row for Mountain Ridge, bringing their record up to 19-5. As for Westlake, with the loss, they broke their 14-game winning streak and moved their record to 24-6.
Mountain Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Bingham on the 10th. As for Westlake, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 loss against Lehi on the 10th.
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