Volleyball Preview: Rancho Christian Eagles vs. Valley View Eagles
Rancho Christian is 3-0 against Valley View since September of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Rancho Christian Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Valley View Eagles at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rancho Christian has five straight wins, Valley View has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Rancho Christian got the win against Hillcrest by a conclusive 3-0.
Rancho Christian never let Hillcrest on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-20, 25-22.
Rancho Christian can attribute much of their success to Aubrey Tobias, who had 34 assists, and Brighton Richards, who had 17 digs and two aces. Richards is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Rancho Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 11.6.
Meanwhile, Valley View came up short against Paloma Valley on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Rancho Christian pushed their record up to 17-4 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Valley View, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-7.
Everything went Rancho Christian's way against Valley View when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Rancho Christian made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rancho Christian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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