It was a good run, but Valley Vista unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Thunderbird Titans by a score of 2-1. The Monsoon were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Titans apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
The 2-1 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by two points or less. The final score came out to 28-26, 23-25, 15-13.
Several Monsoon players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Julia Wilson, who had 15 assists. Wilson is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Valley Vista 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 six aces in four consecutive games.
Valley Vista's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Thunderbird, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 11-2.
Valley Vista will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Corona del Sol at 6:00 p.m. As for Thunderbird, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Alhambra at 6:00 p.m. Thunderbird will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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