Virgin Valley is 3-0 against Mater Academy East Las Vegas since September of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Virgin Valley Bulldogs will be staying on the road to face off against the Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights at 6:00 p.m. Virgin Valley will be strutting in after a win while Mater Academy East Las Vegas will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Virgin Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Pahrump Valley, taking the game 3-1.
Virgin Valley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-17, 26-24, 25-16.
Virgin Valley got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ember Anderson out in front who had eight digs and two aces. Anderson is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Virgin Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Mater Academy East Las Vegas came up short against Awaken Christian two weeks ago, falling 3-0. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Mater Academy East Las Vegas was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Awaken Christian's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-17, 25-18.
Virgin Valley has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Mater Academy East Las Vegas, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
Everything went Virgin Valley's way against Mater Academy East Las Vegas when the teams last played back in September, as Virgin Valley made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Virgin Valley 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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