After flying high against Carlisle on Thursday, Valley View came back down to earth. The Spartans fell just short of the Carroll Patriots by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Spartans were not able to make up for their defeat to the Patriots from their previous meeting back in September of 2024.
Valley View took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 14-25, 26-28, 27-25, 15-9.
Olivia James paced Valley View's offense, picking up 14 kills. James got some help from Lucy Shell and her 27 assists. James was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
Carroll was led to victory by Claire Clemens and Hayley Clary. Clemens had 19 digs and two aces, while Clary had 12 digs. Those 19 digs gave Clemens a new career-high.
Valley View has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season. As for Carroll, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Valley View has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Madison on the 23rd. As for Carroll, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Chaminade Julienne Catholic on the 23rd.
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