On Saturday, Murrieta Valley faced Cathedral Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks fell just short of the Cathedral Catholic Dons by a score of 2-1.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Murrieta Valley sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 19-25, 16-14.
Cathedral Catholic was led to victory by Maya Evens and Lauren Hanson. Evens had 16 digs, while Hanson had eight digs.
Murrieta Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Cathedral Catholic, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-1.
Murrieta Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory vs. Poly on the 11th. Cathedral Catholic has also already played their next game, a 2-1 win against Mater Dei on the 7th.
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