The Temecula Valley Golden Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Santa Margarita Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Temecula Valley will be looking to keep their 17-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Temecula Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Academy of Our Lady of Peace. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Golden Bears as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Temecula Valley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-15, 25-15, 25-14.
Temecula Valley can attribute much of their success to Brooklyn Pierce, who had five aces and 23 assists, and Stephanie Gonzalez, who had two aces and 32 assists. The dominant performance gave Pierce a new career-high in aces.
If Westview wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Santa Margarita, they should've done a better job of containing Isabella Simon. Santa Margarita won by a set and slipped past Westview 3-2 thanks in part to Simon, who had 16 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last six games she's played.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (103-102) Santa Margarita actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 26-24, 25-19, 19-25, 15-10.
Temecula Valley's record now sits at 17-6. As for Santa Margarita, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 22-14-1.
Temecula Valley beat Santa Margarita 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Will Temecula Valley repeat their success, or does Santa Margarita have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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