Gothenburg has gone 9-1 against Valentine recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to take on one another. The timing is sure in Gothenburg's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Valentine has been banged up by 15 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Gothenburg sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over North Platte.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Gothenburg who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 15-25, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Valentine beat Cody-Kilgore 2-0 on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-21.
Valentine was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 2.7 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 5.4.
Gothenburg's victory bumped their record up to 14-7. As for Valentine, their win bumped their record up to 2-15.
Gothenburg beat Valentine 2-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Gothenburg repeat their success, or does Valentine have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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