The Valley Vista Monsoon are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Xavier College Prep Gators at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Valley Vista is headed into the game having just posted their biggest win since August 29th on Tuesday. They blew past West Point 3-0.
Valley Vista's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping West Point between 18 and 20 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-18, 25-18.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Valley Vista to victory, but perhaps none more so than Julia Wilson, who had four digs and 25 assists. Wilson is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ralynn De Jesus, who had 11 digs.
Meanwhile, Xavier College Prep is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Los Alamitos. Xavier College Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against Los Alamitos , sneaking past 2-1. Winning may never get old, but the Gators sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Xavier College Prep had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-17, 25-21.
Xavier College Prep can attribute much of their success to Selah O?Connor, who had five digs and two aces, and Mattea Saunders, who had 13 digs.
Valley Vista's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 9-5. As for Xavier College Prep, their record now sits at 12-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Valley Vista has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Xavier College Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Valley Vista suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Xavier College Prep when the teams last played back in September of 2019. Can Valley Vista avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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