The Valencia Vikings will challenge the Canyon Cowboys at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last four games Valencia has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Valencia and Hart meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Vikings came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hawks, sneaking past 3-2.
Valencia wouldn't go down easily and took Hart into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-13, 25-22, 19-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Canyon's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to Saugus.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Saugus scored at least 17 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-18, 23-25, 25-19, 25-17.
Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 14-17. As for Valencia, they now have a winning record of 13-12.
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