Volleyball Game Preview: Cobre Indians vs. Hot Springs Tigers

The Cobre Indians are taking a road trip to challenge the Hot Springs Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cobre will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.

On Tuesday, Cobre made easy work of Hatch Valley and carried off a 3-0 win.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Cobre took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13, 25-15.

Kamera Ortiz

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Cobre found their leader in freshman Kamera Ortiz, who had seven digs and four aces. Those four aces set a new season-high mark for Ortiz.

Cobre was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Hot Springs got the win against Socorro on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.

The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Hot Springs was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-7, 25-12, 25-14.

Cobre better focus on containing Grace Apodaca and Kylie Collins as the pair were huge in Hot Springs' win. Apodaca had five digs and three aces, while Collins had 13 assists. That's the most aces Apodaca has posted since back in September.

Cobre's record is now 19-3. As for Hot Springs, their record now sits at 14-8.

Everything went Cobre's way against Hot Springs in their previous matchup last Tuesday, as Cobre made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.