After both having extra time off, the Valley Buffalos and the Tabiona Tigers will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Thursday, Valley earned a 3-1 win over Piute.
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 23-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Tabiona didn't have quite enough to beat Rich on Friday and fell 3-2. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tabiona wouldn't go down easily and took Rich into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-13, 25-21, 21-25, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Tabiona saw an underclassman step up: Taliya Allred had 15 digs and three aces.
Even though they lost, Tabiona was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matchups.
Valley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Tabiona, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
Valley came up short against Tabiona in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Will Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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