The Citrus Valley Blackhawks will face off against the Redlands East Valley Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Citrus Valley will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
On Tuesday, Citrus Valley made easy work of Cajon and carried off a 3-0 victory.
While Citrus Valley won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 29-27, 25-17, 25-18.
Sophia Swogger and Natalia Contreras were among the main playmakers for Citrus Valley as the former had 18 digs and three aces and the latter had nine digs and 22 assists. That's the most aces Swogger has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Redlands East Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Yucaipa.
While Redlands East Valley was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Yucaipa's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-11, 25-13.
Citrus Valley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Redlands East Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Citrus Valley took their win against Redlands East Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Citrus Valley repeat their success, or does Redlands East Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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