Volleyball Preview: Scotts Valley Falcons vs. Aptos Mariners
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09/16/25 - Home | 3-2 W |
10/22/24 - Away | 2-3 L |
09/26/24 - Away | 3-1 W |
10/23/23 - Home | 3-2 W |
10/17/23 - Home | 3-1 W |
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Scotts Valley and Aptos are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2021, but not for long. The Falcons will head out to challenge the Mariners at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Scotts Valley will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Harbor, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Falcons walked away with a 3-1 win over the Pirates on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Scotts Valley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-18.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Aptos, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They came out on top against Soquel by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday.
Aptos had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-10, 25-22, 25-18.
Scotts Valley's record now sits at 13-4. As for Aptos, their record is now 10-8.
Scotts Valley skirted past Aptos 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons 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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