Valley and Sterling are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Valley Vikings will be playing at home against the Sterling Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Valley sitting on four straight victories and Sterling on five.
Last Thursday, Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Strasburg, taking the game 3-1.
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, 25-21, 25-22, 25-16.
Meanwhile, everything went Sterling's way against Windsor Charter Academy on Thursday as Sterling made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Sterling took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-11, 25-14.
Sterling was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive games.
Valley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Sterling, they pushed their record up to 17-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Valley hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.7 blocks per game. It's a different story for Sterling, though, as they've been averaging only 1. Given Valley's sizable advantage in that area, Sterling will need to find a way to close that gap.
Valley came up short against Sterling in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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