Volleyball Preview: La Veta Redhawks vs. Sangre de Cristo Thunderbirds
La Veta has gone 9-1 against Sangre de Cristo recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The La Veta Redhawks will square off against the Sangre de Cristo Thunderbirds at 1:00 p.m. La Veta is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Friday, La Veta made easy work of Primero and carried off a 3-0 victory.
La Veta was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Primero squad. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-11, 25-23.
La Veta can attribute much of their success to Jayden Baudino, who had 16 digs.
Meanwhile, Sangre de Cristo suffered their biggest defeat since August 22nd on Thursday. They came up short against Sargent, falling 3-0. The Thunderbirds have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-12, 25-14.
La Veta has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Sangre de Cristo, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Everything went La Veta's way against Sangre de Cristo when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as La Veta made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Veta 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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