Red Mountain is 1-8 against Mesa since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mountain Lions will take on the Jackrabbits at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Red Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Westwood, who was ranked 14th at the time (Red Mountain was ranked 16th). The Mountain Lions fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Mountain Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Red Mountain took Westwood into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-19, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Mesa came up short against Perry on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Jackrabbits in their meetings with the Pumas: they've now lost six in a row.
Mesa's loss dropped their record down to 13-12. As for Red Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-11.
Red Mountain beat Mesa 3-1 when the teams last played on Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mountain Lions since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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