Volleyball Preview: Pajaro Valley Grizzlies vs. Oakwood Hawks
The Pajaro Valley Grizzlies will take on the Oakwood Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Pajaro Valley is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Watsonville just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Wildcatz, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Grizzlies have suffered since August 29th.
Pajaro Valley took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-17, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Oakwood had already won seven in a row and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. Everything went their way against Monterey Bay Academy as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-21, 25-14.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Oakwood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nalani Goulart, who had 16 digs and four aces. Goulart is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last eight games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabelle Anderson, who had seven kills, five digs, and five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Oakwood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in ten consecutive contests.
Pajaro Valley's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-9. As for Oakwood, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Pajaro Valley skirted past Oakwood 3-2 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pajaro 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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