Mountain Crest has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Sky View Bobcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sky View took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mountain Crest, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, everything went Mountain Crest's way against Bear River as Mountain Crest made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Mountain Crest might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Bear River scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-9, 25-15.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mountain Crest to victory, but perhaps none more so than Addley Corbett, who had 11 digs and four aces. With that strong performance, Corbett is now averaging an impressive 2 aces per game.
Mountain Crest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Sky View didn't have quite enough to beat West Field on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Sky View took West Field into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-19, 26-28, 20-25, 15-12.
Despite the defeat, Sky View got top-tier performance from Allie Dahlgren, who had 22 digs, two kills, and 41 assists. Dahlgren is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Smith, who had 20 digs, two aces, and a kill.
Mountain Crest's win bumped their record up to 11-13. As for Sky View, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Mountain Crest hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.6 blocks per game. It's a different story for Sky View, though, as they've been averaging only 1.6. Given Mountain Crest's sizable advantage in that area, Sky View will need to find a way to close that gap.
Mountain Crest came out on top in a nail-biter against Sky View when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Crest since the squad 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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