After nine games on the road, Murrieta Valley is heading back home. They will host the Murrieta Mesa Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, everything went Murrieta Valley's way against Great Oak as Murrieta Valley made off with a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-19, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Murrieta Mesa waltzed into their matchup on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Pumas.
Murrieta Mesa was staring down a 2-0 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next four for the win. After all that action, the final score was 24-26, 23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 15-12.
Murrieta Mesa can attribute much of their success to Livie Corelli, who had 16 digs and two aces, and Sade Valencia, who had six digs and four aces. Valencia has been hot recently, having posted four or more aces the last three times she's played.
Murrieta Mesa was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive matches.
Murrieta Valley is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Murrieta Mesa, they pushed their record up to 15-5 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Everything went Murrieta Valley's way against Murrieta Mesa in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as Murrieta Valley made off with a 3-0 win. Does Murrieta Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Murrieta Mesa turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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