Spartans earn area win in front of large in-school crowd

Mountain Brook High School’s volleyball team swept Homewood 3-0 on Tuesday, rallying from a 7-2 deficit in the second set to close out the match in front of what head coach Mattie Gardner called the biggest crowd in her time with the program. “That was the most memorable environment that I’ve ever had here at Mountain Brook,” Gardner said in a video posted by the school’s athletics website.. “Our student body, our parents, our faculty showed up tonight and it made all the difference for us.” The win over Homewood capped a 4-0 week for Mountain Brook, which also beat…