Volleyball Game Preview: Escalante Lobos vs. Sanford Mustangs

By Team Reports Sep 24, 2024, 9:09pm

Volleyball Preview: Escalante Lobos vs. Sanford Mustangs

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After both having extra time off, the Escalante Lobos and the Sanford Mustangs will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.

Sanford is hoping to do what Dulce couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Escalante's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Everything went Escalante's way against Dulce as Escalante made off with a 3-0 win.

A big factor in the win was Escalante's feisty defense: they held Dulce to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-21, 25-12.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Escalante to victory, but perhaps none more so than Peyton Gallegos, who had 30 digs. Gallegos is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Shea Archuleta, who had 13 digs and two aces.

She wasn't the only good server: Escalante 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 ten aces in eight consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sanford, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They put the hurt on Trinidad with a sharp 3-0 victory on Saturday.

Escalante has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Sanford, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.

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