Valley Christian is 7-0 against Coolidge since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Valley Christian Trojans are on the road again to play the Coolidge Bears at 6:00 p.m. Coolidge took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Valley Christian, who comes in off a win.
Valley Christian can't be too worried about heading out to take on Coolidge: they just beat Snowflake at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Valley Christian walked away with a 3-1 win over Snowflake on Friday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 21-25, 25-17, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Coolidge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Apache Junction. While the Bears didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Prospectors 25-17 in the first set.
Coolidge started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-12, 25-17, 25-12.
Valley Christian pushed their record up to 21-12 with the victory, which was their 20th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Coolidge, their loss dropped their record down to 9-16.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Valley Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Coolidge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Valley Christian took their win against Coolidge in their previous meeting on October 1st by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley Christian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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