Valley Vista waltzed into their game on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the ALA - West Foothills Guardians. That's more bragging rights for the Monsoon, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Valley Vista was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (64-59), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 16-25, 16-14.
Valley Vista was led to victory by Julia Wilson and Kylee De Jesus. Wilson had three aces and 18 assists, while De Jesus had 18 assists. That's the most aces Wilson has posted since September 13th.
Despite the loss, ALA - West Foothills saw an underclassman step up: Whitney Kobel had five digs. Kobel is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last four games she's played.
Valley Vista's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for ALA - West Foothills, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-4 record.
Valley Vista will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Thunderbird at 4:00 p.m. Thunderbird will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Valley Vista surely won't give up without a fight. As for ALA - West Foothills, they will square off against Tolleson at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. ALA - West Foothills is facing Tolleson at the right time seeing as Tolleson is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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