Pleasant Valley and Foothill squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Pleasant Valley had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Foothill Cougars by a score of 3-2. While the Vikings didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cougars 25-23 in the first set.
Pleasant Valley took Foothill into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-16, 25-16, 16-25, 15-8.
Natalie Wulferdingen paced Pleasant Valley's offense, picking up 16 kills. Wulferdingen got some help from
Ava Dunn and her 27 assists. Dunn was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Emily Rafferty had a dynamite game for Foothill, getting 16 digs and six aces. Those six aces gave Rafferty a new career-high. Jaymes Arnold was another key player, getting seven digs and 16 assists.
Pleasant Valley's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-17. As for Foothill, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 29-4.
Pleasant Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Foothill and Shasta will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Shasta will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Foothill surely won't give up without a fight.
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