Hope Christian is 10-0 against Valley since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Hope Christian Huskies will be playing at home against the Valley Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Hope Christian will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Hope Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Albuquerque Academy, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Hope Christian was ranked 20th). Hope Christian fell just short of Albuquerque Academy by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Huskies haven't had much luck with the Chargers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Hope Christian wouldn't go down easily and took Albuquerque Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking ten-point loss. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-9, 25-22, 26-28, 15-5.
Meanwhile, Valley came up short against Albuquerque Academy on Thursday, falling 3-0.
While Valley had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-23, 25-20.
The losing side was boosted by Tianna Ramirez, who had 18 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last seven matchups.
Hope Christian's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-6. As for Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
Hope Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Valley when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 3-1. Does Hope Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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