Volleyball Preview: St. Michael's Horsemen vs. Santa Fe Demons
St. Michael has gone 9-1 against Santa Fe recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The St. Michael's Horsemen will venture away from home to square off against the Santa Fe Demons at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
St. Michael's is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: St. Pius X, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (St. Michael's was ranked 18th). St. Michael's fell 3-1 to St. Pius X on Monday. The Horsemen's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: St. Pius X scored at least 21 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-21, 23-25, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe suffered their biggest loss since November 16, 2023 on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Cleveland. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Demons were not able to get on the board.
Santa Fe was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the 0th set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-5, 25-10.
St. Michael's defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-3. As for Santa Fe, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 8-1.
St. Michael's skirted past Santa Fe 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Michael's since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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