Valley Center was the 2-0 winner over Eisenhower when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Valley Center Hornets fell just short of the Eisenhower Tigers by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Valley Center started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 26-24, 25-15.
Leading Eisenhower to victory were Audrina Flesher and Taylor Morgan. Flesher had five digs and two aces, while Morgan had 24 digs and a kill. With that strong performance, Morgan is now averaging an impressive 10.8 digs per game.
Valley Center's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Eisenhower, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Valley Center will take on South at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South is coming into the match with five straight victories at home, so Valley Center will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Eisenhower, they will head out on the road to take on Andover at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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