Volleyball Preview: Chaparral Pumas vs. Temecula Valley Golden Bears
The Chaparral Pumas will head out on the road to square off against the Temecula Valley Golden Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Chaparral is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since September 10th on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Murrieta Mesa. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pumas.
Chaparral never let Murrieta Mesa on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-16, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Temecula Valley hadn't done well against Vista Murrieta recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Temecula Valley put the hurt on Vista Murrieta with a sharp 3-0 win.
Temecula Valley was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-7, 25-18.
Temecula Valley can attribute much of their success to Avalon Heintz, who had six aces and four digs. Those six aces gave Heintz a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Temecula Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Chaparral's record now sits at 14-11. As for Temecula Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Chaparral came up short against Temecula Valley when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Can Chaparral avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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