Volleyball Preview: Valencia Vikings vs. Canyon Cowboys
Valencia has gone 9-1 against Canyon recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Valencia Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Canyon Cowboys at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.
Valencia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Palm Desert , sneaking past 3-2.
Valencia was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-17, 20-25, 25-22, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Canyon narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Flintridge Prep 3-2.
Canyon wouldn't go down easily and took Flintridge Prep into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-10, 24-26, 22-25, 15-10.
Valencia's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-15. As for Canyon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 21-13 record this season.
Valencia took their victory against Canyon in their previous meeting back in October by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valencia 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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