Sandia waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Eldorado Golden Eagles. This was payback for the Matadors, who suffered a 3-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 23-25, 25-17, 25-16.
Sandia was led to victory by Leanne Romero and Yaselle Armijo. Romero had eight digs and six aces, while Armijo had 25 digs. Romero is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in the last three games she's played. Jayla Lacey was another key player, getting ten digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Sandia was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive games.
When it comes to explaining why Eldorado lost, don't look at Katalina Gonzalez. Despite the final result, she had 11 digs.
Sandia has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-11 record this season. As for Eldorado, they dropped their record down to 8-9 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Sandia has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 victory against Santa Fe on the 22nd. As for Eldorado, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-1 win against Capital on the 22nd.
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