After flying high against Parkland last Friday, Del Valle came back down to earth. The Del Valle Conquistadores fell just short of the Hanks Knights by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Conquistadores were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Knights apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Del Valle sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 20-25, 25-22, 18-25, 15-8.
Even though they lost, Del Valle was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive matches.
Del Valle dropped their record down to 16-14 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Hanks, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-20.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing El Dorado the next time they take the court. Hanks will host El Dorado at 6:35 p.m. on Friday, while Del Valle will head out to face them at 6:35 p.m. on Tuesday.
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