It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Valley Vista had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Desert Vista Thunder. This was payback for the Monsoon, who suffered a 3-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
While Valley Vista might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Desert Vista scored at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-19, 22-25, 25-18.
Valley Vista was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matches.
Despite the loss, Desert Vista still got an impressive performance from Savanna Haefs, who had 15 digs, two aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Haefs has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalli Lipo, who had ten digs.
Valley Vista is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-13 record this season. As for Desert Vista, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-21.
Valley Vista didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Xavier College Prep on the 7th. Desert Vista does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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