ALA - Gilbert North unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Mica Mountain Thunderbolts by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Eagles were not able to make up for their loss to the Thunderbolts from their previous meeting back in August of 2024.
ALA - Gilbert North started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-18, 15-9.
Kylie Christiansen
| 08/27/25 vs Mica Mountain | 50 |
| 11/12/24 vs Salpointe Catholic | 34 |
| 11/07/24 @ Mesquite | 36 |
| 11/05/24 vs Cactus | 37 |
| 10/30/24 @ Combs | 23 |
| + 6 more games |
When it comes to explaining why ALA - Gilbert North lost, don't look at Kylie Christiansen. Despite the final result, she hit 90.9% for ten kills and 50 assists and four digs. Christiansen has been hot for a while, having posted 13 or more assists the last 11 times she's played.
Mica Mountain was led to victory by ANNYCIA ARENAS and MIA PARKER. ARENAS had 11 digs and two aces, while PARKER had 56 assists and eight digs. Those 56 assists gave PARKER a new career-high.
ALA - Gilbert North didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against O'Connor on the 29th. As for Mica Mountain, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Catalina Foothills on the 28th.
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