Volleyball Preview: Murrieta Valley Nighthawks vs. Chaparral Pumas
Murrieta Valley has been away from home for two games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Chaparral Pumas at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but likely not for long.
Murrieta Valley will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Vista Murrieta, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Murrieta Valley came out on top against Vista Murrieta by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday.
Murrieta Valley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-20, 25-16, 27-25.
Meanwhile, Chaparral narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Great Oak 3-2.
Chaparral was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 20-25, 20-25, 25-15, 15-11.
Murrieta Valley's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-6. As for Chaparral, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-12 record this season.
Murrieta Valley took their win against Chaparral in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Murrieta Valley repeat their success, or does Chaparral have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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