Bulgarian outside hitter Kaloyan Valchinov continues his impressive performance in the Italian Serie A3. His EnergyTime (Campobasso) recorded its fourth consecutive victory since the start of the season, after dramatically defeating Viridex Agro Pontino as a guest with a score of 3:2 (25:16, 25:16, 23:25, 20:25, 15:12) in a match from the fourth round of the "Blue" group.
Valchinov was again among the key figures for the success, finishing with 20 points and becoming the second highest scorer for the winners after Antonino Suraci, who scored 22.
The match in Cisterna di Latina started excellently for the guests, who decisively won the first two sets with 25:16 each. However, the hosts found the strength to come back into the match and, after 25:23 and 25:20, equalized the score.
In the tie-break, Agro Pontino took an 8:5 lead at the change of courts, but Campobasso showed character and made a comeback. The guests equalized at 9:9, and a successful block by Alessandro Arienti gave them an 11:10 advantage.
In the final rallies, Kaloyan Valchinov scored an important point for 14:11, securing three match points for his team. The second was converted by Suraci for the final 15:12.
After the fourth round, Valchinov now has 73 points and shares sixth place among the scorers in the entire Serie A3, according to the official individual ranking of Lega Pallavolo.
The Bulgarian is also the second highest-scoring outside hitter in the division, with only Andrea Schiro from Sarlux Sarroch ahead of him, who has 93 points from three matches.
Valchinov has played 17 sets in Campobasso's four matches, averaging 18.25 points per match and 4.29 points per set.
With their fourth consecutive victory, Campobasso collected 10 points and temporarily leads the standings in the "Blue" group of Serie A3.
Campobasso's next match is on November 21, when the team hosts Galatone.

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