The St. Michael's Horsemen will take on the Albuquerque Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Michael's will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Saturday, St. Michael's got the win against West Mesa by a conclusive 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 28-12, 25-21.
St. Michael's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Casey Bowen, who had eight digs, and Ava Cola, who had nine digs. Bowen is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least four every time she's taken the court this season.
Meanwhile, Albuquerque faced Cibola in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Albuquerque fell just short of Cibola by a score of 3-2.
Albuquerque came into the match hot and won the two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 23-25, 27-25, 25-15, 15-6.
The losing side was boosted by Imani Cole, who had 16 digs.
Even though they lost, Albuquerque was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive games.
St. Michael's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Albuquerque, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: St. Michael's has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Albuquerque 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. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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