Volleyball Preview: Valencia Jaguars vs. Grants Pirates
Valencia is 8-2 against Grants since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Valencia will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Hope Christian, who they hadn't topped in five consecutive meetings. Valencia came out on top in a nail-biter against Hope Christian on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2.
Valencia wouldn't go down easily and took Hope Christian into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-18, 25-17, 21-25, 16-14.
Valencia can attribute much of their success to Brooke Romero, who had six digs and 26 assists, and Christelle Pacheco, who had six digs and two aces. Romero is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Grants made easy work of Aztec on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-21, 25-18.
Valencia now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Grants, they pushed their record up to 7-8 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Valencia was able to grind out a solid win over Grants in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Valencia repeat their success, or does Grants have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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