West Ranch has gone 8-2 against Valencia recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 5:00 p.m.
Valencia is facing West Ranch at the wrong time: West Ranch suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Centurions by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Wildcats let down their fans at home.
West Ranch actually scored more points across those five sets (107-105), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 21-25, 17-25, 27-25, 15-10.
West Ranch's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Alexandra Seres, who had 19 digs and three aces, and Grace Kelley, who had 11 kills, five digs, and a block. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Gustin, who had ten digs.
Even though they lost, West Ranch 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 20 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Valencia beat Castaic 3-1 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 22-25, 25-14, 25-12.
West Ranch's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-3. As for Valencia, their win bumped their record up to 9-12.
West Ranch took their victory against Valencia in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does West Ranch have another victory up their sleeve, or will Valencia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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