Volleyball Preview: Los Lunas Tigers vs. Albuquerque Bulldogs
Los Lunas is 9-1 against Albuquerque since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Los Lunas Tigers will be playing at home against the Albuquerque Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m.
Los Lunas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: La Cueva, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Los Lunas was ranked sixth). Los Lunas came up short against La Cueva on Saturday, falling 3-0. Considering the last time the Tigers couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-22, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Albuquerque came tearing into Saturday's matchup with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Demons.
Albuquerque had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 30-32, 25-17, 25-17, 25-21.
The defeat snapped Los Lunas' winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-6 record. As for Albuquerque, they pushed their record up to 11-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went Los Lunas' way against Albuquerque when the teams last played back in September, as Los Lunas made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Los Lunas repeat their success, or does Albuquerque have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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