The Valley Vikings will take on the Valencia Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Valley will be strutting in after a win while Valencia will be coming in after a defeat.
Valencia is hoping to do what Atrisco Heritage Academy couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Valley's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Valley was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Atrisco Heritage Academy.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Valley was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-15, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Valencia entered their game against Santa Teresa on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Valencia fell just short of Santa Teresa by a score of 3-2.
Valencia couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Santa Teresa a tough time in the third set. The final score came out to 25-14, 19-25, 31-33, 27-25, 18-16.
Despite the loss, Valencia saw an underclassman step up: Christelle Pacheco had 14 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Pacheco has posted in her last nine contests.
Valley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Valencia, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Valley skirted past Valencia 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Does Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Valencia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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