Mira Monte hasn't had much luck against Golden Valley recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Mira Monte Lions will take on the Golden Valley Bulldogs at 6:15 p.m.
Mira Monte is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to Foothill. While the Lions didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Trojans 25-15 in the first set.
Mira Monte started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-5, 25-22, 26-24.
Meanwhile, everything went Golden Valley's way against Del Oro on Thursday as Golden Valley made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
While Golden Valley might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Del Oro scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-15, 25-16.
Sofia Amaya and Aubrey Garza were among the main playmakers for Golden Valley as the former had 24 digs and the latter had five aces and a kill. That's the most aces Garza has posted since back in September.
Golden Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matches.
Mira Monte's loss dropped their record down to 2-22-2. As for Golden Valley, their record is now 9-20-2.
Mira Monte came up short against Golden Valley in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can Mira Monte avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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