If West Valley was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Heritage last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The West Valley Mustangs lost 3-0 to the Citrus Hill Hawks on Thursday. The Mustangs were not able to make up for their defeat to the Hawks from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
West Valley was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-21, 25-15.
Diego Allievi paced West Valley's offense, picking up seven kills. Allievi got some help from Carlvin Valdez and his 11 assists. Nile Ledda controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
West Valley dropped their record down to 4-7 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Citrus Hill, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
West Valley and Citrus Hill could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. West Valley will challenge Paloma Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday down 169 places (316 vs. 147). Similarly, Citrus Hill (ranked 428th) will meet Arlington (ranked 131st) at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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