In this past Tuesday’s league contest, the Vista Murrieta Broncos volleyball squad edged the visiting Murrieta Valley Nighthawks after a five-set nail biter. In a battle for the top spot in the Southwestern league standings, both teams entered the contest undefeated in league play. The teams battled through the final point with the Broncos coming out with a 3-2 win when the dust finally settled.
Murrieta Valley opened with a 26-24 win in set one, only to drop the next two games 25-18 and 25-7. The Nighthawks would win the fourth set, 25-12, to force the fifth and final set, which was a race to fifteen points. Vista Murrieta (9-1, 3-0) took a 15-12 win, giving them sole possession of the Southwestern League.
Next up, the Broncos battled the Murrieta Mesa Rams in a Southwestern League contest Thursday, Sept. 21, with no score being available at the time of this article being published. The Rams came into the contest with a 15-8, 0-3) record after their 3-0 league loss to Temecula Valley earlier this week.
With the loss, Murrieta Valley dropped to 10-5 overall and 2-1 on their league campaign. The Nighthawks hosted Chaparral (16-4, 2-1) to battle the Pumas in a Southwestern League bout on Thursday, Sept. 21, as well. There was also no score for that match available at the time of this article being published. The Pumas went into the contest with a record of 16-4 after winning their recent league contest 3-1 against Great Oak (6-11, 0-3).
JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia.com.
