Valley Central has gone 3-0 against Newburgh Free Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Valley Central Vikings will venture away from home to take on the Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks at 6:00 p.m.
Valley Central is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Minisink Valley just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Valley Central started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-10, 25-18, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Newburgh Free Academy made easy work of Marlboro Central on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Valley Central's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Newburgh Free Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
Everything went Valley Central's way against Newburgh Free Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Valley Central made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley Central since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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