Volleyball Recap: Valley Vista Monsoon vs. Desert Vista Thunder
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Valley Vista had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Desert Vista Thunder. This was payback for the Monsoon, who suffered a 3-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
While Valley Vista might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Desert Vista scored at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-19, 22-25, 25-18.
Valley Vista was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matches.
Despite the loss, Desert Vista still got an impressive performance from Savanna Haefs, who had 15 digs, two aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Haefs has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalli Lipo, who had ten digs.
Valley Vista is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-13 record this season. As for Desert Vista, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-21.
Valley Vista didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Xavier College Prep on the 7th. Desert Vista does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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