Virgin Valley is on a 11-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Moapa Valley is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Virgin Valley Bulldogs will host the Moapa Valley Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Virgin Valley is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest victory since October 17th on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Rancho.
Virgin Valley walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-14, 25-20.
Virgin Valley found their leader in underclassman Mayzie Tobler, who had five digs and 20 assists. What's more, Tobler also racked up no blocks, the mostshe's had in her last three matchups.
Meanwhile, Moapa Valley got the win against Cheyenne two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Moapa Valley was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-10, 25-13.
Moapa Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in five consecutive games.
Virgin Valley is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-7 record this season. As for Moapa Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 20-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Virgin Valley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11 aces per game. However, it's not like Moapa Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Virgin Valley suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Moapa Valley when the teams last played back in September. Will Virgin Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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