Volleyball Preview: Hobbs and Clovis Square Off

The Hobbs Eagles will take on the Clovis Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Coming off a road loss, Hobbs was happy to be home on Thursday where their crowd gave them all the motivation they needed. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Roswell.

The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-23, 20-25, 25-17.

Hobbs' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Yaritza Romero-Martinez, who had 26 digs and six kills. Bella Vasquez was another key player, getting 20 digs and two aces.

Meanwhile, Clovis had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Cavemen as they made off with a 3-0 win.

Clovis walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 25-14, 25-17, 25-18.

Clovis has now won six of their last seven games at home. That's given a healthy boost to their 12-7 record this season. As for Hobbs, their win brought them up to 6-12.