Valley Christian waltzed into their game on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Coolidge Bears. That's more bragging rights for the Trojans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Valley Christian was: they took every set by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-7, 25-6.
Valley Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Emma Smith led the charge by getting ten digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Ansley Venkatesh, who had six aces.
Valley Christian couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 45.8% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 20.8% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 46.2%.
Valley Christian is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Coolidge, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Valley Christian will head out to face off against Apache Junction at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Valley Christian is looking to tack on another W to their 16-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Coolidge, they will square off against Florence at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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