Volleyball Preview: Rancho Rams vs. Virgin Valley Bulldogs
The Rancho Rams are taking a road trip to square off against the Virgin Valley Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rancho is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Rancho is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Desert Oasis just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Diamondbacks by a score of 3-2. While the Rams didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Diamondbacks 25-21 in the first set.
Rancho started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 18-25, 25-21, 28-26, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Virgin Valley waltzed into their contest on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Royals.
The victory didn't come easy: Cristo Rey St. Viator scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-16, 25-9.
Virgin Valley found their leader in underclassman Mayzie Tobler, who had three digs, three aces, and a block. Tobler has been hot recently, having also posted 12 or more assists the last 14 times she's played.
Virgin Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in six consecutive games.
Rancho's loss dropped their record down to 10-17. As for Virgin Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
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