Maranatha was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against the Village Christian Crusaders, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Minutemen of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2024.
While Maranatha was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Village Christian's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-16, 25-21.
Village Christian was led to victory by Izzy Aragon and Allexa Valencia. Aragon had ten digs and three aces, while Valencia had six digs and two aces. Aragon is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least ten every time she's taken the court this season. Emajean Behrend also deserves some recognition as she had her first dig of the season.
Maranatha's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Village Christian, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Coming up, Maranatha will head out on the road to square off against Whittier Christian at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Village Christian, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Los Alamitos on the 19th.
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