Volleyball Preview: Pahranagat Valley Panthers vs. Sandy Valley Sidewinders
Pahranagat Valley has gone 10-0 against Sandy Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pahranagat Valley took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past Liberty Baptist Academy 3-0.
Pahranagat Valley never let Liberty Baptist Academy on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-19, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Sandy Valley can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They skirted past Mountain View Christian 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (98-94) Sandy Valley actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-21, 11-25, 25-15, 15-12.
Pahranagat Valley has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Sandy Valley, their win ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-14.
Everything went Pahranagat Valley's way against Sandy Valley in their previous matchup back in September, as Pahranagat Valley made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pahranagat Valley since the squad 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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