Volleyball Preview: Spring Valley Vikings vs. Ridge View Blazers
The Spring Valley Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Ridge View Blazers at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Spring Valley is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Spring Valley came up short against Blythewood and fell 3-1.
Spring Valley was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Blythewood work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-22, 23-25, 25-20.
Despite the loss, Spring Valley had strong showings from Isabella Talde, who had eight digs and three aces, and Kennedy Newton, who had eight digs and four aces. That's the most aces Talde has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Tamia Wilson, who had 20 digs.
Even though they lost, Spring Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Ridge View also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Blythewood by a score of 3-1.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Blythewood scored at least 17 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-17, 20-25, 25-18.
Spring Valley's loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Ridge View, they dropped their record down to 2-9 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything went Spring Valley's way against Ridge View when the teams last played back in September, as Spring Valley made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spring Valley since the squad 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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