Mesquite had won two straight games and Zoey Lastine did her part to make it three on Thursday. The Mesquite Wildcats had just enough and edged the Cactus Shadows Falcons out 3-2 thanks in part to Lastine, who had 27 digs. She has been hot , having posted 15 or more digs the last six times she's played.
Mesquite wouldn't go down easily and took Cactus Shadows into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 21-25, 23-25, 15-10.
Mesquite was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last five matchups.
Mesquite's victory bumped their record up to 25-8. As for Cactus Shadows, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 20-16 record this season.
Mesquite has already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against Arcadia on the 28th. As for Cactus Shadows, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against St. Mary's on the 28th.
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