Victor Valley Christian has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Lucerne Valley Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, everything went Victor Valley Christian's way against Summit Leadership Academy as Victor Valley Christian made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Victor Valley Christian was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-3, 25-10.
Victor Valley Christian found their leader in underclassman Cara Davis, who had 13 aces, three kills, and three digs. The dominant performance gave Davis a new career-high in aces.
Victor Valley Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 33 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Lucerne Valley had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They came out on top against the Eagle by a score of 3-1.
In the three sets Lucerne Valley was on fire: they won each by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-9, 21-25, 25-7.
Lucerne Valley relied on the efforts of Jasmin Suarez, who had 17 digs, and Gloria Cortez, who had three digs and three aces. Cortez has been hot recently, having posted three or more aces the last four times she's played.
Victor Valley Christian's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Lucerne Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 10-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Victor Valley Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 23.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Lucerne Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 20.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Victor Valley Christian took their win against Lucerne Valley when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Victor Valley Christian 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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