Mountain View lost to Empire last Wednesday, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Saturday. The Mountain View Mountain Lions had just enough and edged the Empire Ravens out 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mountain Lions.
Mountain View had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-16, 15-12.
Mountain View had a senior duo take command as Izzy Kilian had 11 digs and five aces and Madeline McCombs had eight digs and three aces. Those five aces gave Kilian a new career-high.
Mountain View was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive matchups.
Mountain View is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-13 record this season. As for Empire, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
Mountain View wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-1 defeat against St. David on the 5th. Empire has also already played their next match, a 2-1 victory against Buena on the 5th.
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