Volleyball Preview: Valley Vikings vs. Bonanza Bengals
Valley hasn't had much luck against Bonanza recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Valley Vikings will challenge the Bonanza Bengals at 6:00 p.m.
Valley is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to Eldorado.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-15, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Bonanza entered their tilt with Chaparral on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Cowboys as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Bonanza was: they took every set by at least 16 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-9, 25-8.
Lauryn Jennings was the offensive standout of the game as she had five aces and 17 assists. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: she now posted 12 or more in the last seven games she's played.
Bonanza couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 56.2% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Bonanza, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-9.
Valley suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Bonanza in their previous meeting back in August. Can Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
