Volleyball Preview: West Valley Wolf Pack vs. North Pole Patriots
The West Valley Wolf Pack are on the road again on Tuesday to play the North Pole Patriots at 3:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
West Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Lathrop, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (West Valley was ranked 20th). West Valley lost 3-0 to Lathrop on Tuesday. The Wolf Pack haven't had much luck with the Malemutes recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
West Valley was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-20, 25-22.
Despite the loss, West Valley saw an underclassman step up: Kaleena Mendoza had 16 digs.
Meanwhile, North Pole lost 3-0 to Wasilla on Saturday. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While North Pole was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Wasilla's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-12, 25-19.
West Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4-3. As for North Pole, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11-2.
West Valley beat North Pole 2-0 when the teams last played back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Valley 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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