Lucerne Valley waltzed into their matchup on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Academy of Careers & Exploration Eagle by a score of 3-1. That's more bragging rights for the Mustangs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
In the three sets Lucerne Valley was on fire: they won each by at least 13 points. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-9, 21-25, 25-7.
Leading Lucerne Valley to victory were Jasmin Suarez and Gloria Cortez. Suarez had 17 digs, while Cortez had three digs and three aces. Cortez has been hot recently, having posted three or more aces the last four times she's played.
Lucerne Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive games.
Lucerne Valley's victory bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Academy of Careers & Exploration, they dropped their record down to 1-19 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Lucerne Valley will square off against Victor Valley Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Academy of Careers & Exploration, they will face off against Academy for Academic Excellence at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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