Volleyball Preview: Orange Lutheran Lancers vs. Murrieta Valley Nighthawks
The Orange Lutheran Lancers will take on the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Orange Lutheran will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Orange Lutheran is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Thousand Oaks 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-22, 26-24.
Orange Lutheran can attribute much of their success to Kenzie Houston, who had five digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Houston a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Murrieta Valley narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past West Ranch 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Nighthawks.
Murrieta Valley wouldn't go down easily and took West Ranch into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-21, 25-17, 18-25, 15-9.
Orange Lutheran's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 28-12. As for Murrieta Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season.
Orange Lutheran beat Murrieta Valley 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orange Lutheran 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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