Volleyball Preview: Cibola Cougars vs. Piedra Vista Panthers
The Cibola Cougars will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Piedra Vista Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Cibola is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Cleveland, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Cibola was ranked 13th). Cibola came up short against Cleveland on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Cougars' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Cibola was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-23, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Piedra Vista came up short against Volcano Vista on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now lost three in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-9, 25-12.
Cibola's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 9-5. As for Piedra Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-4.
Cibola skirted past Piedra Vista 3-2 in their previous matchup back in October of 2017. Will Cibola repeat their success, or does Piedra Vista have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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