Volleyball Preview: Americas Trail Blazers vs. El Dorado Aztecs
Americas has won seven straight games at home (dating back to last season), while El Dorado has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Americas Trail Blazers will face off against the El Dorado Aztecs at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Americas got the win against Del Valle by a conclusive 3-0.
Americas was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-17, 25-16.
Meanwhile, El Dorado sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Del Valle on Tuesday.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (105-103) El Dorado actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-17, 13-25, 25-23, 16-14.
El Dorado's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Natalia Ruiz, who had 34 digs and five aces, and Angelina Mcgriff, who had 20 digs, nine kills, five blocks, and four aces. Ruiz is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 17 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Garcia, who had 12 digs, a kill, and 22 assists.
El Dorado was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Del Valle only served seven.
Americas has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 24 of their last 25 games, which provided a nice bump to their 32-4 record this season. As for El Dorado, their victory bumped their record up to 11-14.
Americas took their win against El Dorado when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Americas repeat their success, or does El Dorado have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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