After two games on the road, Moapa Valley is heading back home. They will host the Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Moapa Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Virgin Valley, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Moapa Valley was ranked 19th). Moapa Valley was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Virgin Valley on Thursday.
While Moapa Valley won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-12, 25-20.
Moapa Valley relied on the efforts of Chloe Dalley, who had 12 digs and two aces, and Alexa Reese, who had six aces and a block. The dominant performance gave Reese a new career-high in aces.
Moapa Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They blew past Western 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Pirate have posted since September 26th.
The final score came out to 25-10, 25-18, 25-10.
Moapa Valley pushed their record up to 22-10 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon, their victory bumped their record up to 11-16.
Moapa Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon in their previous matchup back in August, winning 2-0. Does Moapa Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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