The Vikings were able to beat Antelope Valley 3-0 after a violation against Antelope Valley gave the Vikings the game winning point on March 5.
“It feels good to win, obviously we had some slow parts, but those slow parts show us things that we can work on for the next game,” said setter Willy Wang, “I think we’re all in agreement that we have things that we can work on, which makes us good as a team.”
Both teams started the first set with great defense however the Vikings came through as they were able to take advantage of the mistakes from Antelope Valley.
Outside hitter Bryce Bowsher scored the last point of the set allowing the Vikings to win the first set with a score of 25-16.
The second set didn’t start the way the Vikings hoped it would as Antelope Valley was able to take a three point lead.
“Sometimes they get a little out of hand and they just need to recenter, and things usually end up alright at that point, so that’s kind of what happened,” said Coach Joshua Nehls.
The Vikings were able to tie the game with points from outside hitter Alden Jacobs, as the score continued to go back and forth, but the Vikings were able to get the win 25-22.
“The second set, it was mostly just us making errors and not earning enough points, and that’s what let them come back, but we just went back on our principles and slowed the ball down a little bit to reduce our errors,” said Bowsher.
In the third set the Vikings started off with a multiple point lead as Jacobs and Bowsher scored the majority of the points as the Vikings won the set 25-11.
After this win the Vikings now have a record of 6-5 overall and 2-1 in the conference with a two game winning streak.
As for the standings, the Vikings are in first place in the North division-central which is part of the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA).
The next time that the Vikings play Antelope Valley will be March 28 at 6 p.m. in Antelope Valley.