Volleyball Preview: West Las Vegas Dons vs. Santa Fe Indian Braves
West Las Vegas hasn't had much luck against Santa Fe Indian recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The West Las Vegas Dons will venture away from home to square off against the Santa Fe Indian Braves at 5:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
West Las Vegas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: St. Michael's, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (West Las Vegas was ranked 16th). West Las Vegas lost 3-0 to St. Michael's on Wednesday. It was the first time this season that the Dons let down their fans at home.
While West Las Vegas was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into St. Michael's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-18, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe Indian lost 3-0 to St. Michael's on Thursday.
Santa Fe Indian was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-21, 25-18.
Santa Fe Indian has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-10 record this season. As for West Las Vegas, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-3.
West Las Vegas took their victory against Santa Fe Indian in their previous meeting back in October by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Las Vegas since the team 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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