Valley View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of the Lakeland Chiefs by a score of 3-2. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Chiefs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Valley View wouldn't go down easily and took Lakeland into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-20, 16-25, 23-25, 15-13.
Valley View lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Layla Marino, who had six digs and five aces. That's the most aces Marino has posted in her last five matchups.
Valley View's record is now 6-10. As for Lakeland, they pushed their record up to 6-8 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Valley View will take on Mid Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Lakeland, they will welcome Western Wayne at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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