The Valley View Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Lakeland Chiefs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Valley View will be strutting in after a win while Lakeland will be coming in after a loss.
Valley View took a three-set defeat the last time they faced off against Scranton, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Cougars had just enough and edged out the Knights 3-2 on Thursday. The victory was nothing new for the Cougars as they're now sitting on three straight.
Valley View had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 17-25, 25-16, 25-22, 15-13.
Claire Murphy
| 10/16/25 @ Scranton | 7 |
| 09/24/25 vs Lackawanna Trail | 4 |
| 10/07/25 vs Western Wayne | 3 |
| 10/09/25 vs Elk Lake | 2 |
| 10/02/25 @ Pocono Mountain East | 2 |
Valley View's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Claire Murphy, who had nine blocks, seven kills, and four aces. Those seven kills gave Murphy a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Monica Orellana, who had 15 digs and five aces.
They weren't the only good servers: Valley View was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Lakeland came up short against North Pocono on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Chiefs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-21, 25-20.
Lakeland's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Valley View, the win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 6-10.
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