After seven games on the road, St. Pius X is heading back home. They will welcome the Valencia Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, everything went St. Pius X's way against Grants as St. Pius X made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: St. Pius X took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-14, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Valencia waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Lobos 3-0.
One reason for the win was Valencia's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-15, 25-8.
Valencia got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Brooke Romero out in front who had 11 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Romero has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Monique Chavez, who had 15 digs.
Valencia was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive contests.
St. Pius X's victory was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-3. As for Valencia, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.
St. Pius X took their victory against Valencia in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does St. Pius X have another victory up their sleeve, or will Valencia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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