Santa Maria hasn't had much luck against Pioneer Valley recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. Santa Maria will face off against Pioneer Valley at 6:00 p.m. The game will give Santa Maria their first taste of in-conference action this season.
Having struggled with nine losses in a row, Santa Maria turned things around against Dunn on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Earwigs.
Meanwhile, Pioneer Valley made easy work of Lompoc on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The matchup marked the Panthers' most dominant win of the season.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Pioneer Valley took every set by at least 17 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-6, 25-8.
Pioneer Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-16 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to aces: they averaged an imposing 7.25 aces in those games compared to only 2.83 in the others. Santa Maria picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 2-16.
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