Volleyball Preview: Del Valle Conquistadores vs. Horizon Scorpions
After both having extra time off, the Del Valle Conquistadores and the Horizon Scorpions will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:35 p.m. on Tuesday. Del Valle will be strutting in after a win while Horizon will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Del Valle beat Bel Air 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-20, 24-26, 25-17.
Del Valle found their leader in underclassman Rebecca Natera, who had 18 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Natera has posted since back in August.
Del Valle kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least six blocks in ten consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Horizon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of Hanks by a score of 3-2. While the Scorpions didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Knights 25-21 in the first set.
Horizon took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-20, 15-13.
Del Valle pushed their record up to 15-12 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Horizon, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-14.
Del Valle was able to grind out a solid win over Horizon when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. Does Del Valle have another victory up their sleeve, or will Horizon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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