The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks will head out to take on the Rancho Verde Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Wednesday, Murrieta Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Poly and fell 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Nighthawks in their meetings with the Bears: they've now lost three in a row.
Murrieta Valley started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-21, 15-10.
Jedi Malaambo
| 03/05/25 @ Poly | 3 |
| 03/03/25 vs Liberty | 1 |
| 03/01/25 vs Green Valley | 2 |
| 03/01/25 @ Rancho Cucamonga | 2 |
| 03/01/25 @ Aquinas | 0 |
| 03/01/25 @ Perris | 4 |
Despite the loss, Murrieta Valley saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jedi Malaambo had five digs and three aces. What's more, Malaambo posted three kills, the most he's had over his last seven games. Kemar Chambers also deserves some recognition as he had his first kill of the season.
Even though they lost, Murrieta Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Rancho Verde got the win against Ramona on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
The final score came out to 25-8, 25-15, 25-20.
Rancho Verde pushed their record up to 10-8 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Murrieta Valley, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
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