Volleyball Preview: Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors vs. Valley Christian Panthers
Almira-Coulee-Hartline is 9-1 against Valley Christian since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against the Valley Christian Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Almira-Coulee-Hartline is headed out to face Valley Christian after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Almira-Coulee-Hartline walked away with a 3-1 victory over Wellpinit on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian didn't have done well against Odessa recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Valley Christian narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Odessa 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Valley Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first firsttwo sets, they turned around to win the next four. The final score came out to 19-25, 24-26, 25-18, 25-13, 15-6.
Everything went Almira-Coulee-Hartline's way against Valley Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Almira-Coulee-Hartline made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Almira-Coulee-Hartline since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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