If Valley Center was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Bonsall on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Jaguars took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mountain Empire Redhawks on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Redhawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in August.
While Valley Center ultimately came up short, they really made Mountain Empire work, particularly in the third set. The final score came out to 25-13, 24-26, 28-26, 25-11.
Valley Center lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Briana Rizo, who had 34 digs and four aces. Another player making a difference was Kira Le, who had 15 digs and 12 assists.
Mountain Empire found their leader in sophomore Rowan Smith, who had 22 digs and two assists.
Valley Center's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Mountain Empire, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-2.
Valley Center didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against Calvin Christian on the 9th. As for Mountain Empire, they have also already played their next contest, a 2-1 win against Horizon Prep on the 5th.
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