The Canyon Cowboys are taking a road trip to square off against the Valencia Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Canyon is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Saugus just ended the team's four-match winning streak on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to the Centurions.
While Canyon ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-18, 23-25, 25-19, 25-17.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Valencia and Hart meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Vikings won by a set and slipped past the Hawks 3-2.
Valencia took Hart into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-13, 25-22, 19-25, 15-10.
Valencia is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-12 record this season. As for Canyon, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-17.
Canyon came out on top in a nail-biter against Valencia in their previous matchup last Saturday, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cowboys since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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