The Valley Vikings will challenge the Valencia Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Valencia took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Valley, who comes in off a win.
Valencia is hoping to do what Atrisco Heritage Academy couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Valley's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Valley was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Atrisco Heritage Academy.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Valley was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-15, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Valencia entered their match against Santa Teresa on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Valencia fell just short of Santa Teresa by a score of 3-2.
Valencia couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Santa Teresa a tough time in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 19-25, 31-33, 27-25, 18-16.
Despite the defeat, Valencia saw an underclassman step up: Christelle Pacheco had 14 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Pacheco has posted in her last nine matchups.
Valley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Valencia, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Valencia when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Valley repeat their success, or does Valencia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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