Volleyball Recap: Valley Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Sep 30, 2024, 7:31am

Volleyball Recap: Valley Vikings vs. Viburnum Blue Jays

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Valley lost against Viburnum back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Valley Vikings took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Viburnum Blue Jays. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

While Valley ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-17, 18-25, 25-19.

Among those leading the charge was Alexis Hampton, who hit 75% for six kills25 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hitting percentage.

Valley's loss dropped their record down to 4-8-2. As for Viburnum, they pushed their record up to 11-9 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.

Valley will take on Grandview at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Valley is facing Grandview at the right time seeing as Grandview is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Viburnum, they are taking a road trip to challenge Belle at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Viburnum will also cruise into their next game with the timing on their side: Belle will have lost three straight heading into Tuesday's contest.

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