The Valley View Cougars will challenge the Mid Valley Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Valley View is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Valley View didn't have quite enough to beat Lakeland and fell 3-2.
Valley View wouldn't go down easily and took Lakeland into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-20, 16-25, 23-25, 15-13.
Despite their defeat, Valley View saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Layla Marino, who had six digs and five aces, was perhaps the best of all. That's the most aces Marino has posted in her last five matches.
Meanwhile, Mid Valley came into Tuesday's game having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against West Scranton by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday.
Mid Valley was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-23, 21-25, 25-16.
Valley View's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Mid Valley, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-10.
Valley View was able to grind out a solid win over Mid Valley when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley View since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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