The Mountain Home Lady Bombers hosted the Russellville Lady Cyclones for a volleyball matchup Tuesday night at The Hangar. In their previous meeting, the two teams went to a five-set battle, but this time Russellville swept the varsity contest in three sets.
The Lady Bombers junior varsity team started the evening with a thrilling three-set victory. Despite dropping the first set 27-25, Mountain Home bounced back with a dominant 15-9 win in the deciding third set after splitting the second with a 25-14 loss. Dawson Harper contributed six kills, Jayden Jones added five, and Jocelyn Green recorded four kills and five blocks during the match.
In varsity action, Mountain Home put up spirited efforts in the first two sets, losing narrowly by scores of 25-23 and 25-22. However, Russellville pulled away decisively in the third set, clinching the sweep with a 25-14 victory.
Aleigh Lucas led the Lady Bombers in the varsity contest with 13 kills, while Annyston Crooker added five kills. Setter Ava Jones provided 12 assists. With the loss, Mountain Home falls to 0-8 in the 5A-West conference standings.
The Lady Bombers are slated to face Greenwood on Thursday as they look to rebound in conference play.