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Vanden wins league opener
In its first competition playing in the Metropolitan Conference, the Vikings beat the River City Raiders by a score of 3-1. Despite missing Senior Andre Aguilera due to injury, the Vikings had a season high .320 hitting percentage. Senior William Iheanacho stepped up the offense hitting .410 with 8 kills on 12 attempts. This goes along with a season high 6 blocks. Junior MB Ifeanyi Onwuazombe had an efficient night hitting .750 with 9 kills. Senior Christian Ting had 11 kills and had some outstanding serving runs, serving 95% with 4 aces. The Vikings host Burbank on Thursday.