The Virgin Valley Bulldogs will take on the Rancho Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Virgin Valley's favor as the team sits on ten straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Rancho has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Last Thursday, Virgin Valley got the win against Cristo Rey St. Viator by a conclusive 3-0.
The win didn't come easy: Cristo Rey St. Viator scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-16, 25-9.
Virgin Valley found their leader in underclassman Mayzie Tobler, who had three digs, three aces, and a block. Tobler has been hot recently, having also posted 12 or more assists the last 14 times she's played.
Virgin Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Rancho unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Desert Oasis by a score of 3-2. While the Rams didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Diamondbacks 25-21 in the first set.
Rancho started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 18-25, 25-21, 28-26, 15-10.
Virgin Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Rancho, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-17.
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