Volleyball Preview: Organ Mountain Knights vs. West Mesa Mustangs
The Organ Mountain Knights will head out to challenge the West Mesa Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Organ Mountain is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Organ Mountain sidestepped Hobbs for a 3-2 win.
Organ Mountain wouldn't go down easily and took Hobbs into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. The final score came out to 25-23, 20-25, 22-25, 26-24, 15-6.
Organ Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, West Mesa narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Belen 3-2.
West Mesa had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 17-25, 25-12, 25-19, 15-13.
West Mesa relied on the efforts of Leanne Chavez, who had 15 digs and a kill, and Aresha Silver, who had six digs, three blocks, and three blocks. Chavez has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last six times she's played.
Organ Mountain's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for West Mesa, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Organ Mountain has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 11.3 aces per game. However, it's not like West Mesa struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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