Valor Christian has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. After both having extra time off, they and the Ralston Valley Mustangs will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Valor Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Chatfield, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Valor Christian was ranked third). Valor Christian came out on top against Chatfield by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday.
Valor Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-15, 25-16, 25-6.
Among those leading the charge was Chloe Elarton, who hit 75% for six kills25 digs and two aces. She is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in the last 41 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Ava Eto, who had ten digs.
Meanwhile, everything went Ralston Valley's way against Columbine on Tuesday as Ralston Valley made off with a 3-0 win.
Ralston Valley was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-11, 25-20.
Valor Christian's victory bumped their record up to 15-1. As for Ralston Valley, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-6.
Valor Christian took their victory against Ralston Valley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Valor Christian repeat their success, or does Ralston Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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