The Van Nuys Wolves will venture away from home to square off against the Verdugo Hills Dons at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Van Nuys will be strutting in after a victory while Verdugo Hills will be coming in after a loss.
Van Nuys took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They skirted past Panorama 3-2. The win continues a trend for the Wolves in their matchups with the Pythons: they've now won eight in a row.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (105-103) Van Nuys actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 19-25, 25-19, 19-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Verdugo Hills didn't have quite enough to beat North Hollywood on Monday and fell 3-2.
Verdugo Hills took North Hollywood into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-14, 15-6.
Verdugo Hills' defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Van Nuys, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4.
Van Nuys might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Verdugo Hills in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Can Van Nuys avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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