Volleyball Preview: Capital Jaguars vs. St. Michael's Horsemen
Capital is 1-9 against St. Michael since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Capital Jaguars will venture away from home to face off against the St. Michael's Horsemen at 6:30 p.m.
Capital will head out to face St. Michael's after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Capital came up short against Rio Rancho, falling 3-0. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-19, 25-8.
Even though they lost, Capital kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least seven blocks in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, St. Michael's was able to grind out a solid win over Sandia on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Horsemen.
St. Michael's was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-20.
Capital now has a losing record at 4-5. As for St. Michael's, their victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Capital suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to St. Michael's in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Capital avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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