It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Valders can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the Cedar Grove-Belgium Rockets on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Vikings of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Valders started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 10-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-22.
When it comes to explaining why Valders lost, don't look at Addison Grall. Despite the final result, she had six digs and 25 assists. Grall is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 20 or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Audrey Wagner, who had three digs and 16 assists.
Even though they lost, Valders was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last six matchups.
Valders' loss dropped their record down to 31-10. As for Cedar Grove-Belgium, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 24-8.
Valders does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cedar Grove-Belgium, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Bonduel on the 2nd.
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