The Rancho Verde Mustangs will face off against the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Murrieta Valley took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Rancho Verde, who comes in off a win.
Rancho Verde barely beat Ramona the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Rancho Verde was the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Ramona on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-15, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Murrieta Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Poly on Wednesday and fell 3-2. The Nighthawks haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Murrieta Valley started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 15-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-21, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Murrieta Valley saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jedi Malaambo had five digs and three aces. What's more, Malaambo posted three kills, the most he's had over his last seven games. Kemar Chambers also deserves some recognition as he had his first kill of the season.
Even though they lost, Murrieta Valley 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 11 aces in three consecutive contests.
Murrieta Valley now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Rancho Verde, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-8.
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