The Hidden Valley Titans will head out on the road to square off against the Christiansburg Blue Demons at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hidden Valley comes in on three and Christiansburg on 22.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Hidden Valley and Patrick Henry, and Hidden Valley kept the tradition alive. The Titans walked away with a 3-1 win over the Patriots on Monday.
Hidden Valley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-13, 25-22, 25-15.
If Blacksburg wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Christiansburg, they should've done a better job of containing Reese Hall. The Blue Demons skirted past the Bruins 3-2 with plenty of help from Hall, who had 28 digs and 15 aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in each of the last six games she's played.
Christiansburg took Blacksburg into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-9, 25-27, 22-25, 15-8.
Hidden Valley's record now sits at 22-5. As for Christiansburg, their record is now 22-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Hidden Valley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9 aces per game. However, it's not like Christiansburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.2 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hidden Valley might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Christiansburg when the teams last played on October 2nd. Can the Titans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
