The Citrus Valley Blackhawks will head out to take on the Yucaipa Thunderbirds at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Yucaipa took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Citrus Valley, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Citrus Valley earned a 3-1 win over Cajon. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blackhawks.
Citrus Valley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-19, 25-9, 25-13.
Citrus Valley can attribute much of their success to Natalia Contreras, who had 11 digs and three aces, and Elise Marchall, who had 12 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Contreras has posted in her last 12 contests.
Citrus Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Yucaipa came up short against Redlands on Thursday and fell 3-1.
While Yucaipa ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 23-25, 25-20, 25-17.
Citrus Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Yucaipa, they dropped their record down to 19-10 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Citrus Valley took their victory against Yucaipa in their previous meeting last Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Citrus Valley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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