Rancho Christian waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Paloma Valley Wildcats out 3-2. The Eagles have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Wildcats, too.
Rancho Christian was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 22-25, 17-25, 25-14, 17-15.
Among those leading the charge was Aubrey Tobias, who had eight digs, a kill, and a kill. She is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 36 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Rancho Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 12.2.
Paloma Valley's loss came despite strong showings from Hannah Welch and Malia Jones. Welch had 13 digs and two aces, while Jones had nine digs and three aces.
Rancho Christian's win bumped their record up to 16-4. As for Paloma Valley, the defeat snapped their winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 15-5 record.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Rancho Christian will welcome Hillcrest at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rancho Christian will be looking to keep their 12-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Paloma Valley, they will take on Valley View at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Paloma Valley is facing Valley View at the right time seeing as Valley View is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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