Murrieta Valley has been away from home for two games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Chaparral Pumas at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but likely not for long.
Murrieta Valley will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Vista Murrieta, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Murrieta Valley came out on top against Vista Murrieta by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday.
Murrieta Valley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-20, 25-16, 27-25.
Meanwhile, Chaparral narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Great Oak 3-2.
Chaparral was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 20-25, 20-25, 25-15, 15-11.
Murrieta Valley's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-6. As for Chaparral, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-12 record this season.
Murrieta Valley took their win against Chaparral in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Murrieta Valley repeat their success, or does Chaparral have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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