St. Bernard is 9-1 against Hoopa Valley since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The St. Bernard's Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hoopa Valley Warriors at 6:30 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for St. Bernard's and nine for Hoopa Valley.
On Tuesday, St. Bernard's didn't have quite enough to beat Del Norte and fell 3-2.
St. Bernard's took Del Norte into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 25-10, 25-23, 20-25, 15-9.
Even though they lost, St. Bernard's was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since Saturday.
Meanwhile, Hoopa Valley came up short against Fort Bragg on Saturday and fell 2-0.
Hoopa Valley was the model of consistency in the loss, scoring 17 points in every single set they played. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-17.
St. Bernard's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Hoopa Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: St. Bernard's has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Hoopa Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Bernard's took their win against Hoopa Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does St. Bernard's have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hoopa Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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