Del Norte has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the Belen Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Del Norte will be strutting in after a win while Belen will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, everything went Del Norte's way against Menaul as Del Norte made off with a 3-0 victory.
Del Norte never let Menaul on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-22, 25-10.
Del Norte was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Belen unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of West Mesa by a score of 3-2. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Belen started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 17-25, 25-12, 25-19, 15-13.
The win got Del Norte back to even at 5-5. As for Belen, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4.
Del Norte skirted past Belen 3-2 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Del Norte 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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