Volleyball Preview: Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots vs. Cigarroa Toros
Mission Veterans Memorial is 10-0 against Cigarroa since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots will venture away from home to take on the Cigarroa Toros at 12:00 p.m. Mission Veterans Memorial will be looking to extend their current 15-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Mission Veterans Memorial got the win against Juarez-Lincoln by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Mission Veterans Memorial took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-8, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Cigarroa didn't have quite enough to beat Nixon on Tuesday and fell 3-2. While the Toros didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Mustangs 25-22 in the first set.
Cigarroa took Nixon into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-27, 15-9.
Mission Veterans Memorial pushed their record up to 31-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Cigarroa, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-14 record this season.
Everything went Mission Veterans Memorial's way against Cigarroa in their previous matchup back in September, as Mission Veterans Memorial made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mission Veterans Memorial 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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