Sandia has won three straight games at home, while La Cueva has won three straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Sandia Matadors will welcome the La Cueva Bears at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Sandia beat Santa Fe 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-22, 17-25, 25-21, 25-22.
Meanwhile, La Cueva made easy work of Manzano on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
La Cueva was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-16, 25-18.
La Cueva was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive matchups.
Sandia is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-11 record this season. As for La Cueva, their win bumped their record up to 15-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Sandia has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like La Cueva struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Sandia suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to La Cueva in their previous matchup on October 8th. Will Sandia have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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