On Monday, Shadow Ridge faced Sierra Vista in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Shadow Ridge Mustangs fell just short of the Sierra Vista Mountain Lions by a score of 3-2. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mountain Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Shadow Ridge actually scored more points across those five sets (98-95), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 9-25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-23, 15-7.
Even though they lost, Shadow Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matchups.
Shadow Ridge's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-7. As for Sierra Vista, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-6.
Shadow Ridge will take on Mountain View at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Sierra Vista, they will face off against Desert Oasis at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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