The Del Norte Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Valencia Jaguars at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Del Norte is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Del Norte and Valley met for a duel on Thursday where Del Norte had to take the L. Del Norte came up short against Valley, falling 3-0.
Del Norte took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-11, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Valencia got the win against Highland on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Valencia was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-14, 25-9.
Brooke Romero went supernova for Valencia, getting 15 aces and 16 assists. The dominant performance gave Romero a new career-high in aces.
Valencia couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 41.7% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Del Norte's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-9. As for Valencia, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Del Norte came up short against Valencia when the teams last played back in September of 2021, falling 3-1. Can Del Norte avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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