Volleyball Preview: San Jacinto Tigers vs. West Valley Mustangs
On Wednesday San Jacinto will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the West Valley Mustangs at 5:00 p.m.
Last Friday, San Jacinto came up short against Temescal Canyon and fell 3-1.
While San Jacinto had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 20-25, 25-23, 25-18.
Meanwhile, West Valley came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Titans with a sharp 3-0 win.
West Valley never let Tahquitz on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-13, 29-27.
Kamryn Hubbell and Deonys Ioane were among the main playmakers for West Valley as the former had 16 digs, ten kills, two aces, and two aces and the latter had 13 digs, four kills, two aces, and two aces. Ioane is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season. Sheiann Rosales was another key player, getting 17 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: West Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive contests.
San Jacinto's loss dropped their record down to 14-6. As for West Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-2 record this season.
San Jacinto came up short against West Valley when the teams last played on September 13th, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ioane, who had 18 digs, six kills, and six kills. Now that San Jacinto knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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