Valor Academy is 0-10 against Sun Valley Magnet since September of 2018 but things could change on Friday. Valor Academy are taking a road trip to take on the Sun Valley Magnet Pioneers at 3:30 a.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Sun Valley Magnet is hoping to do what Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Valor Academy's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Valor Academy was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology.
Meanwhile, Sun Valley Magnet entered their tilt with Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology on Monday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Griffins 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Sun Valley Magnet took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-13, 25-13.
Sun Valley Magnet's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Esmeralda Hernandez, who had ten aces, a kill, and a kill. The dominant performance gave Hernandez a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicole Aguilar, who had nine aces and two kills.
She wasn't the only good server: Sun Valley Magnet was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 31 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Valor Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Sun Valley Magnet, they pushed their record up to 7-9-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Valor Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Sun Valley Magnet in their previous meeting back in August. Can Valor Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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