Green Valley faced Arbor View in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Gators fell 3-1 to the Aggies. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Aggies this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 back in February.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Arbor View scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-19, 22-25, 25-17.
Zechariah Nissley paced Green Valley's offense, picking up 15 kills. Nissley got some help from Jeremiah Nissley and his 29 assists. Jeremiah and Zechariah didn't slow down when it came to serving: they led the team with two apiece.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Arbor View to victory, but perhaps none more so than David Haldeman, who had 22 assists and 11 digs. Haldeman is on a roll when it comes to assists, as he's now posted 22 or more in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Brady Hashimoto, who had 23 assists and five digs.
This is the second loss in a row for Green Valley and nudges their season record down to 16-20. As for Arbor View, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 19-16 record this season.
Green Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Arbor View, they will square off against Desert Oasis at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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