Valencia is 2-8 against West Ranch since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Valencia Vikings will be staying on the road to face off against the West Ranch Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. Valencia will be strutting in after a victory while West Ranch will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Valencia earned a 3-1 win over Castaic.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 22-25, 25-14, 25-12.
Meanwhile, West Ranch entered their game against Saugus on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. West Ranch fell just short of Saugus by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Wildcats let down their fans at home.
West Ranch actually scored more points across those five sets (107-105), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 21-25, 17-25, 27-25, 15-10.
West Ranch's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Alexandra Seres, who had 19 digs and three aces, and Grace Kelley, who had 11 kills, five digs, and a block. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Gustin, who had ten digs.
Even though they lost, West Ranch 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 five aces in 20 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Valencia's victory bumped their record up to 9-12. As for West Ranch, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-3.
Valencia suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to West Ranch in their previous matchup back in September. Can Valencia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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