Volleyball Preview: Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate vs. Pahrump Valley Trojans
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon has gone 3-0 against Pahrump Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate are taking a road trip to face off against the Pahrump Valley Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon will be strutting in after a victory while Pahrump Valley will be coming in after a loss.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Sports Leadership & Management , sneaking past 3-2.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (109-104), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 17-25, 25-22, 21-25, 15-13.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon found their leader in underclassman Zariah Gallegos, who had 19 digs. Gallegos is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney King, who had 11 digs and 11 assists.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Pahrump Valley came up short against Virgin Valley on Tuesday and fell 3-1. While the Trojans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 26-24 in the first set.
Pahrump Valley started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-17, 26-24, 25-16.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon's win bumped their record up to 10-12. As for Pahrump Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-12.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon skirted past Pahrump Valley 3-2 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon since the squad 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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