Village Christian entered their match against Valley Christian on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Crusaders fell just short of the Defenders by a score of 3-2. Crusaders fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Defenders since on Friday.
Village Christian wouldn't go down easily and took Valley Christian into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-20, 26-28, 25-20, 15-12.
Brandon Reed paced Village Christian's offense, picking up 16 kills. Reed got some help from Walton Salazar and his 38 assists. Salazar also made an impact serving: he shared the team lead in aces with Alex Kazaryan, racking up two apiece.
Village Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Valley Christian, they pushed their record up to 14-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Village Christian has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Monrovia on the 8th. As for Valley Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against Maranatha on the 8th.
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