Red Bluff hasn't had much luck against Pleasant Valley recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Red Bluff Spartans and the Pleasant Valley Vikings are set to duel.
Red Bluff is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Foothill.
While Red Bluff was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Foothill's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-16, 25-17.
Chico typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Pleasant Valley proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Panthers.
Pleasant 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 24-26, 25-21, 25-19, 25-13.
Pleasant Valley found their leader in underclassman Kobi Sanchez, who had 19 digs and six aces. That's the most aces Sanchez has posted in her last 12 games.
Red Bluff's defeat dropped their record down to 5-19. As for Pleasant Valley, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-8.
Red Bluff might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Pleasant Valley when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sanchez, who had 13 digs and six aces. Now that Red Bluff knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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