The Blue Valley North Mustangs will challenge the Heritage Christian Academy Chargers on Saturday. The last six games Blue Valley North has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Blue Valley North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Blue Valley Northwest, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Blue Valley North was ranked tenth). Blue Valley North sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Blue Valley Northwest on Tuesday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Mustangs as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Blue Valley North who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 23-25, 25-17, 15-25, 19-17.
Blue Valley North's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jaden Goldberg, who had 13 digs, and Samantha Shultz, who had ten digs.
Meanwhile, Heritage Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Barstow on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 26-24, 17-25, 27-25.
Blue Valley North's victory bumped their record up to 12-7. As for Heritage Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 5-16.
Blue Valley North came up short against Heritage Christian Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Blue Valley North avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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