Volleyball Preview: Las Cruces Bulldawgs vs. Organ Mountain Knights
Las Cruces has gone 10-0 against Organ Mountain recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Las Cruces Bulldawgs will square off against the Organ Mountain Knights at 12:00 p.m. Las Cruces will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Las Cruces had won eight straight home games dating back to last season and Emma Rose Barrera did her part to make it nine on Tuesday. Las Cruces was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Gadsden thanks in part to Barrera, who had six aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Las Cruces was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-11, 25-15.
Las Cruces was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 17 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Organ Mountain entered their tilt with Alamogordo on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Tigers 3-0.
The victory didn't come easy: Alamogordo scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-16, 25-8.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Organ Mountain to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kailei Gutierrez, who had ten digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Leah Melero, who had eight digs.
Las Cruces' record is now 20-0. As for Organ Mountain, their record is now 11-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Las Cruces has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Organ Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Las Cruces' way against Organ Mountain when the teams last played back in October, as Las Cruces made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Las Cruces 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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