Virgin Valley waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Pahrump Valley Trojans. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bulldogs also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Virgin Valley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-17, 26-24, 25-16.
Virgin Valley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ember Anderson, who had eight digs and two aces. Anderson is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Virgin Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Pahrump Valley saw an underclassman step up: Sedona Norton had 15 digs.
Virgin Valley has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Pahrump Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-12.
Virgin Valley has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Mater Academy East Las Vegas on the 10th. As for Pahrump Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against The Meadows School on the 10th.
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