On Saturday, Valley Catholic faced Crook County in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Valley Catholic Valiants fell just short of the Crook County Cowboys by a score of 2-1. The match marked the Valiants' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Valley Catholic started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-21, 15-10.
Crook County was led to victory by Kendall Martinez and Cameryn Jeppson. Martinez had ten digs, while Jeppson had seven digs. Martinez is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
With the loss, Valley Catholic broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-2. As for Crook County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-4-1 record this season.
Valley Catholic will face off against Portland Adventist Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Valley Catholic will be looking to keep their 13-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. Crook County has already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against West Linn on the 12th.
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