The Dougherty Valley Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the San Ramon Valley Wolves at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Dougherty Valley has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 29.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Dougherty Valley and De La Salle had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Wildcats took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans on Tuesday. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Spartans 25-19 in the first set.
Dougherty Valley 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 19-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-16.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for San Ramon Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top against California by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. The Wolves haven't had any issues with the Grizzlies recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
San Ramon Valley was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 12-25, 25-14, 25-19.
San Ramon Valley pushed their record up to 19-7 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Dougherty Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 7-14.
Dougherty Valley suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to San Ramon Valley when the teams last played last Tuesday. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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