After flying high against Heritage Christian last Thursday, Maranatha came back down to earth. The Minutemen fell 3-1 to the Valley Christian Defenders on Tuesday. The Minutemen have struggled against the Defenders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 23-25, 25-19, 25-19.
Simon Li paced Maranatha's offense, picking up ten kills. Li got some help from Kade Bentkowski-Holdren and his 12 assists. Li was also solid from the service line: he led the team with three aces.
Maranatha's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Valley Christian, they pushed their record up to 15-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Maranatha will head out to square off against Whittier Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Valley Christian, they will venture away from home to challenge Bishop Amat at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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