The Mountain View Mountain Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Severance Silver Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Severance took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Mountain View, who comes in off a win.
While Mountain View's win against Greeley Central wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Mountain Lions skirted past the Wildcats 3-2. The Mountain Lions haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Mountain View took Greeley Central into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-16, 19-25, 21-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Severance came up short against Timnath on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for the Silver Knights in their meetings with the Cubs: they've now lost five in a row.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-19, 17-25, 25-21.
Despite the defeat, Severance saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Dalaynie Loftin had 23 assists and five digs.
Mountain View's win bumped their record up to 8-12. As for Severance, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
Mountain View took their victory against Severance in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. 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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