On Monday Santa Cruz Valley will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will face off against the Apache Junction Prospectors at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Santa Cruz Valley narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past San Carlos 3-2.
Meanwhile, Apache Junction was able to grind out a solid victory over Chino Valley on Friday, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Prospectors.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-16, 25-27, 25-23.
Apache Junction was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive games.
Santa Cruz Valley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-12 record this season. As for Apache Junction, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Santa Cruz Valley came up short against Apache Junction in their previous meeting back in October of 2014, falling 2-0. Can Santa Cruz Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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