It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Foothill had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They won by a set and slipped past the Pleasant Valley Vikings 3-2. For the Cougars, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 victory the Vikings walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October.
Foothill wouldn't go down easily and took Pleasant Valley into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-16, 25-16, 16-25, 15-8.
Emily Rafferty went supernova for Foothill, getting 16 digs and six aces. Those six aces gave Rafferty a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jaymes Arnold, who had seven digs and 16 assists.
Foothill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in seven consecutive contests.
Foothill's win bumped their record up to 29-4. As for Pleasant Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 23-17.
After both having extra time off, Foothill and Shasta will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Shasta will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Foothill surely won't give up without a fight. Pleasant Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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