On Saturday, Valley Christian faced Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Valley Christian Trojans took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Centennial Coyotes. The Trojans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Coyotes apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2022.
Valley Christian might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Centennial: every set was decided by exactly two points. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 29-27.
When it comes to explaining why Valley Christian lost, don't look at Madi Brown-Mcalpine. Despite the final result, she had 19 assists.
Even though they lost, Valley Christian couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.3% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 23.3% earlier this season, but in their last ten games they've averaged 37.4%.
Valley Christian's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Centennial, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which somehow still isn't as good as their 17-5 record this season.
Valley Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-1 defeat against Jesuit on the 5th. Centennial has also already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Notre Dame Prep on the 5th.
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