Green Valley faced Sierra Vista in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Green Valley fell just short of Sierra Vista by a score of 3-2. The Gators' loss continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
Green Valley actually scored more points across those five sets (107-106), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 21-25, 19-25, 25-21, 16-14.
David Davila paced Green Valley's offense, picking up 17 kills. Davila got some help from Jeremiah Nissley and his 39 assists. Finally, Davila was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high four blocks.
Leading Sierra Vista to victory were Zaihen Arenas-Bailey and Regi Beshiri. Arenas-Bailey had 17 digs and 17 assists, while Beshiri had 16 kills and 11 digs. Beshiri is on a roll when it comes to kills, as he's now had five or more in each of the last 50 games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Christian Diaz, who had 17 digs and two assists.
Green Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Sierra Vista, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-7.
After both having extra time off, Green Valley and Cheyenne will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Sierra Vista, they will face off against Southeast Career Tech at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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