Volleyball Preview: Hemet Bulldogs vs. Paloma Valley Wildcats
The Hemet Bulldogs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Paloma Valley Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, Hemet didn't have quite enough to beat Rancho Christian and fell 3-2. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Hemet took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-15, 10-25, 19-25, 25-17, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Paloma Valley had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 3-1.
Paloma Valley was staring down a 1-1 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 22-25, 25-14, 25-21.
Paloma Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 15 consecutive matches.
Hemet's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Paloma Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Hemet suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Paloma Valley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Hemet avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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