Volleyball Preview: Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils vs. Apache Junction Prospectors
On Monday Santa Cruz Valley will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will face off against the Apache Junction Prospectors at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Santa Cruz Valley narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past San Carlos 3-2.
Meanwhile, Apache Junction was able to grind out a solid victory over Chino Valley on Friday, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Prospectors.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-16, 25-27, 25-23.
Apache Junction was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive games.
Santa Cruz Valley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-12 record this season. As for Apache Junction, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Santa Cruz Valley came up short against Apache Junction in their previous meeting back in October of 2014, falling 2-0. Can Santa Cruz Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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