Boulder City entered their match against Virgin Valley on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Eagles fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 3-2. If the Eagles were looking for revenge after losing 3-0 to the Bulldogs when the teams met back in September of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Boulder City started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 21-25, 18-25, 25-10, 25-16, 15-8.
Bella Battistone paced Boulder City's offense, picking up six kills. Battistone got some help from Laylani Gubler and her 11 assists.
Virgin Valley was led to victory by Ari Alejos and Hayden Owsley. Alejos had five aces and three digs, while Owsley had 17 digs, 11 kills, and two aces. Owsley has been hot recently, having posted five or more kills the last three times she's played.
Boulder City's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Virgin Valley, they pushed their record up to 7-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Boulder City is set to challenge their familiar foe Democracy Prep Agassi Campus at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Virgin Valley will face off against rival The Meadows School at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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