It was fun while it lasted, but Thompson Valley's undefeated season came to an end after 21 games on Saturday. They fell 3-1 to the Chaparral Wolverines. The match marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Chaparral scored at least 19 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-19, 24-26, 25-22, 25-22.
Thompson Valley lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Tessa Vittorio, who had 16 digs.
Even though they lost, Thompson Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 23 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Ava Johnson went supernova for Chaparral, getting 17 digs and two aces.
Having lost for the first time this season, Thompson Valley fell to 21-1. As for Chaparral, the victory (which was their 15th in a row) raised their record to 21-1.
Thompson Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Legend on the 2nd. Chaparral has also already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Valor Christian on the 2nd.
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