After both having extra time off, the Pinecrest Academy Cadence Cougars and the Valley Vikings will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pinecrest Academy Cadence has three straight wins, Valley has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Monday, Pinecrest Academy Cadence beat Del Sol 3-1.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-19, 25-14, 25-16.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence can attribute much of their success to Vaitea Yadao, who had 13 digs and three aces. Yadao is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Valley lost 3-0 to Canyon Springs on Monday.
After all that action, the final score was 25-7, 25-18, 25-10.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence pushed their record up to 10-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence took their win against Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Pinecrest Academy Cadence repeat their success, or does Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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