Volleyball Preview: Valencia Jaguars vs. St. Pius X Sartans
Valencia hasn't had much luck against St. Pius X recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Valencia Jaguars will take on the St. Pius X Sartans at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Valencia sitting on three straight wins and St. Pius X on five.
Last Saturday, everything went Valencia's way against Chaparral as Valencia made off with a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Valencia's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-15, 25-8.
Valencia's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brooke Romero, who had 11 digs and five aces. Romero is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. Monique Chavez was another key player, getting 15 digs.
Valencia was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X made easy work of Grants on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant St. Pius X was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-14, 25-9.
Valencia's record now sits at 8-6. As for St. Pius X, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Valencia suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to St. Pius X when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Valencia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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