Almira-Coulee-Hartline was the 3-0 winner over Valley Christian when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors fell just short of the Valley Christian Panthers by a score of 3-2 on Thursday.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Almira-Coulee-Hartline sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-12, 23-25, 25-18, 19-25, 15-10.
Even though they lost, Almira-Coulee-Hartline kept the net locked down and finished the game with 18 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least six blocks in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Valley Christian can attribute much of their success to Autumn Keyannie, who had two aces and 36 assists.
Almira-Coulee-Hartline's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. As for Valley Christian, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Almira-Coulee-Hartline will square off against Colville at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Valley Christian, they will head out to challenge Wellpinit at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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