The Scotts Valley Falcons will challenge the University Prep Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Scotts Valley will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Soquel, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Scotts Valley blew past Soquel 3-0 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
Scotts Valley's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Soquel between 18 and 21 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-20, 25-21.
Meanwhile, University Prep came tearing into Wednesday's match with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Eagles 3-2.
University Prep was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-17, 21-25, 25-22, 15-12.
University Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive games.
Scotts Valley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for University Prep, their win bumped their record up to 14-10.
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