Volleyball Preview: Santa Fe Demons vs. Capital Jaguars
Santa Fe has gone 9-1 against Capital recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Santa Fe Demons' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Capital Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Santa Fe came up short against Sandia and fell 3-1.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Sandia scored at least 21 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 17-25, 25-21, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Capital was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Eldorado. While the Jaguars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Golden Eagles 26-24 in the first set.
Capital started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-23, 25-17, 25-17.
Even though they lost, Capital was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven matches.
Santa Fe's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 14-4. As for Capital, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
Everything went Santa Fe's way against Capital in their previous matchup on October 8th, as Santa Fe made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Fe 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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