Volleyball Preview: Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate vs. Moapa Valley Pirates
The Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate will venture away from home to face off against the Moapa Valley Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon finally turned things around against Western on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Warriors as they made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Pirate have posted since September 26th.
The final score came out to 25-10, 25-18, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Moapa Valley entered their tilt with Virgin Valley on Thursday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 3-0 win.
While Moapa Valley won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-12, 25-20.
Moapa Valley relied on the efforts of Chloe Dalley, who had 12 digs and two aces, and Alexa Reese, who had six aces and a block. The dominant performance gave Reese a new career-high in aces.
Moapa Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in seven consecutive contests.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon's victory bumped their record up to 11-16. As for Moapa Valley, their win bumped their record up to 22-10.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon came up short against Moapa Valley in their previous matchup back in August, falling 2-0. Can Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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