TEMECULA — The Temecula Valley and Oaks Christian girls volleyball teams finished eighth and ninth, respectively, in the CIF Southern Section’s final regular-season rankings.

And the volleyball gods seemed determined to make these evenly-matched squads go the distance in Wednesday night’s Division 1 playoff opener.

Temecula Valley’s Savannah Sheridan (1) spikes the ball during a CIF Southern Section Division 1 first-round girls volleyball match against Oaks Christian at Temecula Valley High School in Temecula on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer)

Temecula Valley had different plans, however. The Golden Bears erased an 18-12 deficit in the fourth set and pulled out a 22-25, 26-24, 25-22, 25-23 win to advance to the next round of the playoffs.

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