The West Valley Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the Paloma Valley Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
West Valley lost 3-0 to Citrus Hill on Thursday.
While West Valley was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-21, 25-15.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Carlvin Valdez, who had 15 digs and 11 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Nile Ledda, who had 11 digs and five aces.
Meanwhile, Paloma Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Temescal Canyon. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Titans 25-21 in the first set.
Paloma Valley started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-19, 25-16, 25-21.
West Valley will have to contain Isaac Mendoza as he made an impact in Paloma Valley's last game. He had 13 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Mendoza has posted over his last six games.
Paloma Valley's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for West Valley, they dropped their record down to 4-7 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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