Spring Valley lost against Westwood back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Spring Valley Vikings fell 3-1 to the Westwood Redhawks. The Vikings have struggled against the Redhawks recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
While Westwood got the win, Spring Valley sure made them earn it: two sets took extra rallies. The final score came out to 31-29, 26-24, 22-25, 25-20.
Spring Valley's loss came despite strong showings from Malaya Dewey and Isabella Talde. Dewey had 16 digs, while Talde had 13 digs and 20 assists. Talde has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more assists the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Tamia Wilson, who had 20 digs.
Even though they lost, Spring Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive contests.
Westwood's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Madison Stradford led the charge by getting seven digs.
Spring Valley's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Westwood, the victory was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-6.
Spring Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Sumter on the 9th. Westwood has also already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against Lugoff-Elgin on the 10th.
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