After flying high against Northcoast Preparatory Academy last Tuesday, Hoopa Valley came back down to earth. The Hoopa Valley Warriors fell 3-1 to the St. Bernard's Crusaders on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Crusaders: they've now lost seven in a row.
While Hoopa Valley ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 17-25, 25-21, 25-17.
Hoopa Valley lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Millennia McKindley, who had eight aces, six kills, and two blocks. McKindley is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Harmony Nelson, who had a kill and 25 assists.
Makinsey Lemley was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had five aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last ten matches.
Hoopa Valley's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-15. As for St. Bernard's, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-14 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hoopa Valley has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome South Fork at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hoopa Valley is facing South Fork at the right time seeing as South Fork is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for St. Bernard's, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Ferndale at 6:30 p.m.
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