St. Bernard and Hoopa Valley met for a duel on Tuesday where St. Bernard's came out on top. The St. Bernard's Crusaders walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Hoopa Valley Warriors. The Crusaders have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Warriors, too.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 17-25, 25-21, 25-17.
St. Bernard's can attribute much of their success to Makinsey Lemley, who had five aces. That's the most aces Lemley has posted in her last ten matchups.
St. Bernard's was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matches.
Hoopa Valley's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Millennia McKindley, who had eight aces, six kills, and two blocks. McKindley is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Harmony Nelson was another key player, getting a kill and 25 assists.
St. Bernard's has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-14 record this season. As for Hoopa Valley, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-15.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Bernard's will challenge Ferndale at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Hoopa Valley, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on South Fork at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hoopa Valley is facing South Fork at the right time seeing as South Fork is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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