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Valley ChristianSanta Cruz

Warriors
1
Cardinals
2

The Santa Cruz (CA) varsity volleyball team won Saturday's neutral tournament match against Valley Christian (San Jose, CA) by a score of 2-1.

S1S2S3Wins
Valley Christian1426111
Santa Cruz2524152
Final score provided by P. Edwards.
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Match Story

California High School Volleyball - Valley Christian can't get by Santa Cruz

April 26, 2025: San Jose, CA 95111

The Santa Cruz Cardinals edged the host Valley Christian Warriors volleyball squad by a final score of 2-1 in Saturday's non-league game.

Next up, the Cardinals face the Harbor Pirates (Santa Cruz, CA) in a SCCAL game, on Tuesday, April 29. Santa Cruz will attempt to advance on its 27-3 season record. The Pirates go into the game with a 23-4 record after their 3-1 league win over Scotts Valley (Scotts Valley, CA).

The Warriors (11-12) will now prepare for their game against Leigh (San Jose, CA). The Longhorns go into the non-league game with a 18-7 record. In their last game, Leigh nudged Del Mar (San Jose, CA), 3-0, in a non-league game.

VCHS vs Santa Cruz Volleyball Match Info

Sat., Apr. 26, 2025 @ 6p
Justin Ebner Tournament
The Santa Cruz (CA) varsity volleyball team won Saturday's neutral tournament match against Valley Christian (San Jose, CA) by a score of 2-1.

Rankings & Records

Valley Christian (24-25)

NationalCASectionSec. Div.
221771210
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %SWSL
18-165-74-24-810-6.529.4175454

Santa Cruz (24-25)

NationalCASectionSec. Div.
1274132
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %SWSL
30-512-08-111-011-4.8571.0008228

Team Scoring Averages

S1S2S3S4S5Wins
Valley Christian		20.721.018.922.012.31.6
Santa Cruz		24.124.621.623.614.82.3

Team Stat Comparison

Valley ChristianSanta Cruz
397Kills-
51Total Blocks-
49Serving Aces-
344Digs-
385Assists-
591Receptions-

Team Leaders

Valley ChristianSanta CruzNational Avg.
#11 Elan Taylor192Kills
-
46
#16 David Thomas13Total Blocks
-
12
#17 Aaron Vanderveen10Serving Aces
-
10
#1 Robert Wang80Digs
-
58
#17 Aaron Vanderveen358Assists
-
44
#7 Andy Xu204Receptions
-
74

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Valley Christian4-10Santa Cruz7-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
3/6/25Valley ChristianLynbrook(L) 3-24/25/25LynbrookSanta Cruz(L) 2-1
3/8/25Valley ChristianBellarmine College Prep(W) 2-12/25/25Santa CruzBellarmine College Prep(W) 3-2
3/11/25Valley ChristianBellarmine College Prep(L) 3-14/12/25Santa CruzBellarmine College Prep(L) 2-0
4/3/25Bellarmine College PrepValley Christian(L) 3-24/26/25Santa CruzBellarmine College Prep(W) 2-1
4/12/25Valley ChristianBellarmine College Prep(L) 2-0
3/13/25Valley ChristianSaint Francis(L) 3-04/2/25Saint FrancisSanta Cruz(W) 3-1
4/8/25Valley ChristianSaint Francis(L) 3-0
4/26/25Saint FrancisValley Christian(W) 2-1
3/20/25Archbishop MittyValley Christian(L) 3-24/14/25Archbishop MittySanta Cruz(W) 3-2
4/29/25Valley ChristianArchbishop Mitty(L) 3-0
5/7/25Valley ChristianArchbishop Mitty(L) 3-1
5/13/25Valley ChristianArchbishop Mitty(L) 3-0
4/12/25Valley ChristianSoquel(W) 2-13/25/25SoquelSanta Cruz(W) 3-0
4/24/25Santa CruzSoquel(W) 3-0
4/12/25Valley ChristianHarker(W) 2-04/12/25HarkerSanta Cruz(W) 2-1

Record Breakdown

Valley Christian (24-25)

Santa Cruz (24-25)
18-16
Overall
30-5
6-8
League
12-1
2-1
Non-League
6-0
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
4-10
Common Opponent
7-2
4-2
Home
8-1
4-8
Away
11-0
10-6
Neutral
11-4
1-1
Playoff
0-1
18-16
In-State
30-5
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0