Volleyball Preview: Mayfield Trojans vs. Las Cruces Bulldawgs
Mayfield is 0-10 against Las Cruces since November of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The Mayfield Trojans will square off against the Las Cruces Bulldawgs at 7:00 p.m.
Mayfield will head out to face Las Cruces after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Mayfield fell just short of Silver by a score of 3-2. The Trojans' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Mayfield took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 24-26, 21-25, 25-16, 15-11.
Even though they lost, Mayfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Las Cruces put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Rio Rancho as Las Cruces made off with a 3-0 win.
While Las Cruces might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Rio Rancho scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-6, 25-16.
Las Cruces can attribute much of their success to Emma Rose Barrera, who had nine digs and four aces. That's the most aces Barrera has posted in her last seven contests.
Mayfield's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Las Cruces, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Mayfield hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.5 blocks per game. It's a different story for Las Cruces, though, as they've been averaging only 1.2. Given Mayfield's sizable advantage in that area, Las Cruces will need to find a way to close that gap.
Mayfield suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Las Cruces when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Mayfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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