Volleyball Preview: Temecula Valley Golden Bears vs. Murrieta Mesa Rams
Temecula Valley has gone 10-0 against Murrieta Mesa recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Temecula Valley Golden Bears will head out to square off against the Murrieta Mesa Rams at 6:30 p.m. Murrieta Mesa took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Temecula Valley, who comes in off a win.
Last Monday, Temecula Valley earned a 3-1 victory over Chaparral. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Bears.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-20, 25-27, 25-20.
Temecula Valley relied on the efforts of Stephanie Gonzalez, who had two kills and 28 assists, and Brooklyn Pierce, who had three aces, a kill, and 20 assists. The dominant performance gave Pierce a new career-high in aces.
Temecula 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 six aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Murrieta Mesa lost 3-0 to Murrieta Valley on Monday. The Rams have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Murrieta Valley scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-19, 25-18.
Temecula Valley's win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-3. As for Murrieta Mesa, their loss dropped their record down to 19-12.
Everything went Temecula Valley's way against Murrieta Mesa in their previous matchup back in September, as Temecula Valley made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Temecula Valley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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