Hoopa Valley hasn't had much luck against St. Bernard recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Hoopa Valley Warriors' road trip will continue as they head out to face the St. Bernard's Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Hoopa Valley came up short against Fort Bragg and fell 2-0.
Hoopa Valley was the model of consistency in the loss, scoring 17 points in every single set they played. After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-17.
Meanwhile, St. Bernard's was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Del Norte by a score of 3-2.
St. Bernard's took Del Norte into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-10, 25-23, 20-25, 15-9.
Even though they lost, St. Bernard's was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since Saturday.
Hoopa Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for St. Bernard's, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Hoopa Valley has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Bernard's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hoopa Valley might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from St. Bernard's in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Hoopa Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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