The No. 1 seed Valley Buffaloes dominated the No. 16 seed Pinnacle Panthers in a decisive 3-0 victory in the first round of the playoffs. Valley asserted their superiority early, claiming the first set 25-5. The Buffaloes maintained their momentum with bench players Maddie Cox and Emma Cox contributing significantly, as they captured the remaining sets 25-14 and 25-10. With this win, Valley advances to face No. 8 seed Rich in the quarterfinals.