Chaparral was the 3-1 winner over Valley when they last played one another back in May of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Chaparral Cowboys fell just short of the Valley Vikings by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The loss was the Cowboys' first of the season.
Chaparral wouldn't go down easily and took Valley into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 24-26, 23-25, 25-23, 15-8.
Adrian Ocampo
| 03/04/25 vs Valley | 29 |
| 03/19/24 vs Del Sol | 21 |
| 02/27/25 @ Eldorado | 19 |
| 02/28/25 vs Desert Pines | 15 |
| 03/25/24 vs Liberty | 14 |
Chaparral's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Adrian Ocampo, who had 29 kills, eight digs, three blocks, and three aces. Those 29 kills gave Ocampo a new career-high. Jordan Pierce was another key player, getting 20 kills, eight digs, three aces, and one block.
Ocampo wasn't the only good server: Chaparral was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in nine consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Laione Eteaki went supernova for Valley, getting ten digs, nine kills, seven blocks, and two aces. Eteaki is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as he's now posted 14 or more in each of the last 15 games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Clayton Sellers, who had 26 kills, five digs, and two blocks.
Having lost for the first time this season, Chaparral fell to 2-1. As for Valley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0.
Looking ahead, Chaparral will be playing in front of their home fans against Las Vegas at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. This will be Chaparral's first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Valley, they will welcome Virgin Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Valley is facing Virgin Valley at the right time seeing as Virgin Valley is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
