Valley has gone 9-1 against Del Norte recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Valley Vikings and the Del Norte Knights are set to duel. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Valley lost 3-0 to Hope Christian on Wednesday. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 28-26, 28-26.
Despite the defeat, Valley had strong showings from Tianna Ramirez, who had 16 digs and two aces, and Ava Kozlowski, who had 18 kills, 11 digs, and a block. Kozlowski has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more kills the last 20 times she's played.
Meanwhile, Del Norte came up short against Albuquerque Academy on Thursday and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-12, 18-25, 25-12.
Valley's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Del Norte, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season.
Valley took their victory against Del Norte when the teams last played back in October by a conclusive 3-0. Will Valley repeat their success, or does Del Norte have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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