Volleyball Preview: Albuquerque Bulldogs vs. Los Lunas Tigers
Albuquerque is 1-9 against Los Lunas since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Albuquerque Bulldogs will square off against the Los Lunas Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Albuquerque is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Albuquerque is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Santa Fe, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Albuquerque was ranked 11th). Albuquerque walked away with a 3-1 victory over Santa Fe on Saturday.
Albuquerque got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 30-32, 25-17, 25-17, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Los Lunas suffered their biggest loss since September 13th on Saturday. They came up short against La Cueva, falling 3-0. The Tigers have struggled against the Bears recently, as their game on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-22, 25-22.
Albuquerque's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-7. As for Los Lunas, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-6.
Albuquerque suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Los Lunas in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Los Lunas' Lauren Shiplet, who had 21 digs and ten assists. Now that Albuquerque knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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