Both middle school volleyball teams advance to postseason tournament
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KELSEYVILLE >> Mountain Vista Middle School’s volleyball teams concluded their league and regular-season schedules Monday night by sweeping Middletown Middle School.
In the A match, Mountain Vista beat Middletown 25-15, 25-9. In the B match, it was Mountain Vista taking a 25-21, 25-19 victory against a previously undefeated Middletown squad.
“Mountain Vista has some amazing athletes and they played well tonight,” Middletown head coach Niki Emberson said. “We struggled to dig their hard hits, and Mountain Vista made it difficult to put the ball away.”
Lily Day had three kills and an ace for Middletown.
“Overall, we struggled as a team to find the energy needed to compete at that higher level tonight,” Emberson said.
Middletown closes out league play 7-3 and will advance to the league’s postseason tournament in Upper Lake along with regular-season champion Mountain Vista.
In the B match, Middletown (9-1) was led by Aleah Kilstrom with three kills and three aces, and Madison Lewis and Lola Fults, both with two aces.
“We had some awesome, long rallies but we were not able to go the distance tonight,” Emberson said. “Mountain Vista has a solid team, and we had a hard time finding our rhythm.”
