After both having extra time off, the Valley Buffalos and the Pinnacle Panthers will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Valley picked up another tournament win last Saturday. They came out on top against Monticello by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 26-24, 25-22, 23-25, 25-18.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Pinnacle had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Mustangs.
Pinnacle walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 25-15.
Pinnacle was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matches.
Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Pinnacle, their win bumped their record up to 5-13.
Everything went Valley's way against Pinnacle in their previous matchup back in October of 2020, as Valley made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pinnacle turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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