Volleyball Preview: La Cueva Bears vs. Santa Fe Demons
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| 11/14/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 11/05/24 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 10/17/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 10/17/17 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 09/30/17 - Home | 3-0 W |
| + 2 more games |
La Cueva has gone a perfect 7-0 against Santa Fe recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Demons at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with La Cueva sitting on three straight wins and Santa Fe on four.
On Tuesday, La Cueva made easy work of Capital and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-7, 25-13.
La Cueva got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Sofia Flores-Gallegos out in front who had eight digs and four aces. That's the most aces Flores-Gallegos has posted over her last six contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Chayse McGuire, who had 11 assists and four digs.
They weren't the only good servers: La Cueva was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe earned a 3-1 victory over Eldorado on Tuesday.
Santa Fe had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-17, 25-13, 25-13.
La Cueva's record is now 15-2. As for Santa Fe, their record now sits at 10-5.
Everything went La Cueva's way against Santa Fe when the teams last played back in November of 2024, as La Cueva made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears 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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