Volleyball Preview: Murrieta Valley Nighthawks vs. Palos Verdes Sea Kings
After both having extra time off, the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks and the Palos Verdes Sea Kings will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Murrieta Valley sitting on four straight wins and Palos Verdes on five.
Murrieta Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Etiwanda.
Murrieta Valley was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-12, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Palos Verdes faced Santa Margarita in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Palos Verdes came out on top against Santa Margarita by a score of 3-1.
Palos Verdes was especially dominant in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-23, 22-25, 25-15.
Palos Verdes couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 45.6% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Murrieta Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-7 record this season. As for Palos Verdes, their record now sits at 22-8.
Murrieta Valley came up short against Palos Verdes in their previous matchup back in August, falling 2-0. Can Murrieta Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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