There's no place like home for Valhalla, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They won by a set and slipped past the West Hills Wolf Pack 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Norsemen, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Valhalla was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 17-25, 20-25, 25-10, 15-6.
Valhalla was led to victory by Cassie Douma and Taryn Cleary. Douma had 11 digs and eight aces, while Cleary had 20 digs and three aces. With that strong performance, Douma is now averaging an impressive 2.2 aces per game.
Valhalla was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in four consecutive matches.
When it comes to explaining why West Hills lost on Monday, don't look at Kimberlee Westergren. Despite the final result, she had eight aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave Westergren a new career-high in aces.
The win got Valhalla back to even at 8-8. As for West Hills, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-17.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Valhalla will welcome El Capitan at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. El Capitan will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Valhalla surely won't give up without a fight. As for West Hills, they will square off against Granite Hills at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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