Temecula Valley is 2-8 against Vista Murrieta since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Temecula Valley Golden Bears are on the road again to play the Vista Murrieta Broncos at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Temecula Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Murrieta Valley, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Temecula Valley was ranked 14th). Temecula Valley fell just short of Murrieta Valley by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Golden Bears' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Temecula Valley took Murrieta Valley into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-23, 19-25, 25-12, 18-16.
The losing side was boosted by Stephanie Gonzalez, who had two aces and 23 assists.
Even though they lost, Temecula Valley couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.4% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 66.8%.
Meanwhile, Vista Murrieta came up short against Chaparral on Monday and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-22, 22-25, 25-22.
Temecula Valley's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-3. As for Vista Murrieta, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Temecula Valley took their win against Vista Murrieta in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Temecula Valley since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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