Pleasant Valley waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the American Canyon Wolves. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Vikings also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2017.
Pleasant Valley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-12, 15-9.
Pleasant Valley found their leader in underclassman Kobi Sanchez, who had 17 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Sanchez has posted in her last 11 matches.
Pleasant Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive contests.
Pleasant Valley's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-13. As for American Canyon, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 16-6 record.
Pleasant Valley and Heritage are set to duel on Saturday. Heritage will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Pleasant Valley surely won't give up without a fight. American Canyon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
