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| 09/04/25 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 08/21/21 - Neutral | 2-0 W |
| 10/01/15 - Away | 3-0 W |
There's no place like home for West Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They blew past the Gridley Bulldogs 3-0 on Thursday. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
West Valley was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-13, 25-18.
Kelsey Morton paced West Valley's offense, picking up nine kills. Morton got some help from Kamea Simmons and her 17 assists. Ellis Macfarlane and Reese Haas kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with three aces apiece.
Gridley's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Abby Boyan, who had 18 assists and ten digs, and Madison Carey, who had five digs and two aces. Carey has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played. Kambelle Tolman also deserves some recognition as she served her first ace of the season.
West Valley's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Gridley, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-3.
Coming up, West Valley will welcome Foothill at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Gridley, they have already played their next contest, a 2-1 victory against Hamilton on the 5th.
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