Volleyball Preview: San Jacinto Tigers vs. West Valley Mustangs
San Jacinto has won six straight games at home (dating back to last season), while West Valley has won six straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The San Jacinto Tigers will welcome the West Valley Mustangs at 5:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Wednesday, San Jacinto came up short against Coachella Valley and fell 3-1.
After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 25-11, 20-25, 25-15.
Meanwhile, West Valley unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak on Tuesday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The contest marked the first time this year in which they were not able to get on the board.
The final score came out to 25-16, 27-25, 25-12.
Despite the defeat, West Valley had strong showings from Deonys Ioane, who had 16 digs, two aces, and a block, and MiaBella DePhillippo, who had 13 kills, ten digs, and three aces. Ioane is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
San Jacinto's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 12-3. As for West Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-2.
San Jacinto was able to grind out a solid win over West Valley in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. Will San Jacinto repeat their success, or does West Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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