Surprise Valley hasn't had much luck against Westwood recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Surprise Valley Hornets will be staying on the road to face off against the Westwood Lumberjacks at 4:00 p.m.
Surprise Valley lost 3-0 to Hayfork on Saturday.
While Surprise Valley was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Hayfork's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-12, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Westwood came into Tuesday's match having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They won by a set and slipped past Paradise Adventist Academy 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Westwood who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 13-25, 25-15, 16-25, 15-12.
Westwood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 8.2.
Surprise Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Westwood, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Surprise Valley might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Westwood when the teams last played back in August. Can Surprise Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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