The Valley Christian Lions will head out to challenge the John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, Valley Christian came up short against Buckingham Charter and fell 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost four in a row.
Valley Christian started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-11, 25-14, 25-13.
Meanwhile, John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills got the win against Cristo Rey on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills took every set by at least 15 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-8, 25-10.
John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Janae Drummond, who had nine aces, six digs, and a kill, and Samantha Hall, who had five aces and 16 assists. Those nine aces gave Drummond a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills 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 five aces in 14 consecutive games.
Valley Christian's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-8.
Valley Christian came up short against John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Valley Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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