It was a Battle of the Birds when Hood River Valley took on La Salle on Thursday. The Eagles lost 3-0 to the Falcons. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Falcons: they've now lost six in a row.
While Hood River Valley ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-23, 25-18.
Despite the defeat, Hood River Valley had strong showings from Abri Lopez, who had 18 digs and three assists, and Lylah Hunter, who had 12 digs and one assist. The team also got some help courtesy of Honey Wampler, who had 15 assists and four digs.
Leading La Salle to victory were Eleanor Baker and Morgan Young. Baker had 16 digs, while Young had 11 assists and nine digs. The dominant performance also gave Young a new career-high in kills (two).
Hood River Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for La Salle, they have started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Coming up, Hood River Valley will head out on the road to face off against St. Helens at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for La Salle, they will be taking part in a tournament against Westview at 9:15 a.m. on Saturday.
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