Volleyball Preview: Rancho Christian Eagles vs. Paloma Valley Wildcats
The Rancho Christian Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Paloma Valley Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Paloma Valley is hoping to do what Poly couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Rancho Christian's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Rancho Christian blew past Poly 3-0.
Rancho Christian never let Poly on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-23, 24-12.
Rancho Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Aubrey Tobias, who had six digs and 43 assists, and Brighton Richards, who had 14 digs. Richards is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Paloma Valley had already won six in a row and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Bulldogs.
Paloma Valley never let Hemet on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-12, 25-22.
Hannah Welch was nothing short of spectacular: she had eight digs, three aces, and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Malia Jones, who had eight digs and two aces.
Rancho Christian pushed their record up to 15-5 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Paloma Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Rancho Christian skirted past Paloma Valley 1-0 in their previous meeting back in August. Does Rancho Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Paloma Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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