The West Valley Mustangs will take on the Elsinore Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as West Valley comes in on six and Elsinore on four.
On Wednesday, West Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Temescal Canyon, taking the game 3-1.
West Valley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 26-28, 25-19, 25-19, 25-13.
West Valley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from MiaBella DePhillippo, who had ten digs, eight kills, and four aces. DePhillippo is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last 12 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamryn Hubbell, who had 16 kills and six digs.
West Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Elsinore posted their biggest victory since September 20th on Monday. Everything went their way against San Jacinto as Elsinore made off with a 3-0 win.
While Elsinore won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-19, 29-27.
West Valley is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 27-2 record this season. As for Elsinore, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
Everything went West Valley's way against Elsinore when the teams last played two weeks ago, as West Valley made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Valley since the squad 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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