The Tri-Valley Mustang volleyball team hosted the Canton C-Hawks on Tuesday, September 24th. The C-Hawks took the win in straight sets by scores of 27-25, 25-17, and 25-11.
The first set went back and forth between the two teams. After ties of 2-2 and 4-4, Tri-Valley went on a 5-0 run for a 9-4 lead. Canton responded with five straight to tie the score 9-9. The C-Hawks would continue the run to build an 18-12 lead. The Mustangs chipped away at the lead and tied the score 20-20. They would then go ahead 22-20, but Canton would tie the score 23-23. The set was tied 24-24 and 25-25 before Canton scored the final two points for the 27-25 win.
The second set started with a 3-3 tie. Canton would build a 7-4 lead and then slowly extend that lead to 20-11. The Mustangs could only cut the lead down to seven points, 22-15, as the C-Hawks won 25-17. After an early 3-0 lead by Canton, the Mustangs tied the score 3-3 in the third set. The C-Hawks scored five in a row for an 8-3 lead. They extended the lead to 14-7. Tri-Valley went on a 4-0 run to pull within three points, 14-11, but Canton ended the match on an 11-0 run for the 25-11 win.
