Village Christian had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They blew past the Maranatha Minutemen 3-0. The Crusaders have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Minutemen, too.
Village Christian was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-16, 25-21.

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Village Christian was led to victory by Izzy Aragon and Allexa Valencia. Aragon had ten digs and three aces, while Valencia had six digs and two aces. Those two aces gave Valencia a new career-high. Emajean Behrend also deserves some recognition as she had her first dig of the season.
They weren't the only good server: Village Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive matches.
Village Christian's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Maranatha, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-11.
Village Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Los Alamitos on the 19th. As for Maranatha, they will face off against Whittier Christian at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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