Valencia entered their contest against Santa Teresa on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Valencia Jaguars fell just short of the Santa Teresa Desert Warriors by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Jaguars of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Valencia took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-14, 19-25, 31-33, 27-25, 18-16.
Despite the loss, Valencia saw an underclassman step up: Christelle Pacheco had 14 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Pacheco has posted in she last nine matches.
Valencia's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Santa Teresa, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Valencia will head out to face off against Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Santa Teresa, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Los Lunas at 6:00 p.m.
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