Volleyball Preview: Hesperia Scorpions vs. Apple Valley Sun Devils
Hesperia and Apple Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Hesperia Scorpions will face off against the Apple Valley Sun Devils at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Hesperia is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Burroughs just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Burros, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Scorpions have suffered since August 22nd.
After all that action, the final score was 25-18, 25-22, 25-16.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Apple Valley's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (1-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The loss continues a trend for them in their matchups with the Scorpions: they've now lost five in a row.
Apple Valley came into the match hot and won the zero sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last one. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18.
Hesperia's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-6. As for Apple Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 14-4.
Hesperia came out on top in a nail-biter against Apple Valley in their previous meeting on Saturday, sneaking past 1-0. Does Hesperia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Apple Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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