Volleyball Preview: Gallup Bengals vs. Shiprock Chieftains
Gallup has gone 10-0 against Shiprock recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Gallup Bengals will challenge the Shiprock Chieftains at 6:00 p.m. Gallup will be strutting in after a win while Shiprock will be coming in after a defeat.
On Tuesday, Gallup made easy work of Bloomfield and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bengals.
Gallup's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Bloomfield between 16 and 19 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-19, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Shiprock was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Aztec.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-17, 26-24.
Gallup's win bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Shiprock, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
Gallup was able to grind out a solid victory over Shiprock when the teams last played back in November of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Gallup have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shiprock turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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