Volleyball Preview: Lordsburg Mavericks vs. Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers
Lordsburg has won four straight games at home, while Mesilla Valley Christian School has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Lordsburg Mavericks will welcome the Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers at 6:00 p.m.
Lordsburg lost 3-0 to Cloudcroft on Saturday. The shutout was out of character for the Mavericks seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in October.
Lordsburg was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Cloudcroft work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 26-24, 25-14.
Meanwhile, everything went Mesilla Valley Christian School's way against Mescalero Apache on Saturday as Mesilla Valley Christian School made off with a 3-0 victory.
The win didn't come easy: Mescalero Apache scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-10, 25-12.
Mesilla Valley Christian School relied on the efforts of Briley Eaton, who had seven digs and four aces, and Kyndal Bagwell, who had five kills and a block. That's the most aces Eaton has posted since back in October.
Mesilla Valley Christian School was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive games.
Lordsburg's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Mesilla Valley Christian School, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
Lordsburg came up short against Mesilla Valley Christian School in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 3-1. Will Lordsburg have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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