After flying high against Costa Mesa last Thursday, Valencia came back down to earth. The Tigers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Troy Warriors on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 last Saturday.
Valencia was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Troy work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 26-16, 23-25, 25-23.
Valencia has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 20-7 record this season. As for Troy, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 24-7.
Valencia and Troy should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Tigers (ranked 195th) will meet Laguna Hills (ranked 875th) at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Troy will challenge El Modena at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank advantage (144 vs. 516).
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