Volleyball Preview: Creede Miners vs. Sangre de Cristo Thunderbirds
Creede has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Sangre de Cristo Thunderbirds at 1:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Creede finally turned things around against Ouray on Saturday. They came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-23, 25-14, 25-27, 25-13.
Meanwhile, everything went Sangre de Cristo's way against Mountain Valley on Thursday as Sangre de Cristo made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Thunderbirds.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Sangre de Cristo was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-10, 25-14.
Sangre de Cristo was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Creede's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-4. As for Sangre de Cristo, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Creede might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Sangre de Cristo in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Creede have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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