Volleyball Preview: Arvada West Wildcats vs. Valor Christian Eagles
Arvada West hasn't had much luck against Valor Christian recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Arvada West Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against the Valor Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Arvada West comes in on three and Valor Christian on 42.
Arvada West will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Columbine, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Arvada West sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Columbine on Tuesday.
Arvada West took Columbine into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-14, 15-25, 21-25, 15-7.
Meanwhile, everything went Valor Christian's way against Golden on Tuesday as Valor Christian made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Valor Christian was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-14, 25-7.
Valor Christian had a senior duo take command as Chloe Elarton hit 100% for six killsseven digs and five aces and Sophia Leimbach had 11 digs. Elarton is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in the last 38 games she's played dating back to last season.
Valor Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Arvada West pushed their record up to 11-6 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Valor Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 13-0.
Arvada West might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Valor Christian in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Arvada West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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