Valhalla and Granite Hills are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Valhalla Norsemen will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Granite Hills Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Saturday, Valhalla came up short against Escondido and fell 2-0.
Meanwhile, Granite Hills came up short against El Capitan on Monday, falling 3-0. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Vaqueros recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Granite Hills was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-22, 25-19.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Paisley Stednitz, who had eight digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Flowers, who had seven digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Granite Hills 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 seven aces in seven consecutive games.
Valhalla has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-7 record this season. As for Granite Hills, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-8.
Valhalla came up short against Granite Hills in their previous meeting on Friday, falling 2-0. Can Valhalla avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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