If Pleasant Valley was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Enterprise on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Vikings fell 3-1 to the Shasta Wolves on Thursday. The Vikings were not able to make up for their loss to the Wolves from their previous meeting back in October of 2024.
Pleasant Valley started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-20, 25-11, 28-26.
Natalie Wulferdingen paced Pleasant Valley's offense, picking up 17 kills. Wulferdingen got some help from Audrey Ferro and her 30 assists. Keira Purvis controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Olivia Sutter was nothing short of spectacular for Shasta: she had 21 digs and one assist. Those 21 digs gave Sutter a new career-high. Olivia Ferguson also deserves some recognition as she had her first blocks of the season.
Pleasant Valley's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 13-8. As for Shasta, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-8.
Pleasant Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Chico on the 7th. As for Shasta, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Enterprise on the 7th.
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