After two games on the road, Mt. Rainier is heading back home. They will host the Auburn Trojans at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Mt. Rainier will be strutting in after a win while Auburn will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Monday, everything went Mt. Rainier's way against Stadium as Mt. Rainier made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Mt. Rainier won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-4, 29-27.
Mt. Rainier's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Abby Taliloa, who had six digs and 17 assists, and Tyla Brown, who had four digs and two aces. Those two aces gave Brown a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Mt. Rainier was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Auburn was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Kentwood.
Mt. Rainier's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Auburn, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything went Mt. Rainier's way against Auburn when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Mt. Rainier made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Mt. Rainier repeat their success, or does Auburn have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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