After flying high against Vacaville last Wednesday, Vanden came back down to earth. Vanden fell 3-1 to the Vacaville Christian Falcons on Thursday. The Vikings were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Falcons apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
Vanden actually scored more points across those four sets (95-93), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 29-27, 25-23, 25-20.
Jonah Victorio
| 03/20/25 vs Vacaville Christian | 6 |
| 03/17/25 vs River City | 4 |
| 03/14/25 @ Sacramento | 3 |
| 03/12/25 @ Wood | 5 |
| 03/11/25 vs El Cerrito | 8 |
Despite the loss, Vanden still got an impressive performance from Jonah Victorio, who had six digs and five aces. That's the most digs Victorio has posted over his last six matchups.
Victorio wasn't the only good server: Vanden was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive contests.
With the defeat, Vanden broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-5. As for Vacaville Christian, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-2.
Vanden and Vacaville Christian should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Vanden (ranked 250th) will meet Pioneer (ranked 791st) at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Vacaville Christian will square off against Mesa Verde at 6:00 p.m. on Monday up 348 places (256 vs. 604).
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