Volleyball Preview: El Dorado Aztecs vs. Parkland Matadors
El Dorado has gone 9-0 against Parkland recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The El Dorado Aztecs are taking a road trip to challenge the Parkland Matadors at 6:35 p.m. El Dorado is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Friday, El Dorado had just enough and edged Horizon out 3-2.
El Dorado took Horizon into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-16, 17-25, 31-29, 15-13.
El Dorado's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Natalia Ruiz led the charge by getting 24 digs and three aces. Ruiz is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least ten every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Penelope Garcia, who had nine digs, two kills, and two kills.
El Dorado was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 13.2.
Meanwhile, Parkland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Del Valle, falling 3-0.
Parkland took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-17, 25-21.
El Dorado has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-12 record this season. As for Parkland, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
El Dorado took their win against Parkland in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for El Dorado since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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