After both having extra time off, the West Mesa Mustangs and the Albuquerque Bulldogs will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, West Mesa didn't have quite enough to beat Mayfield and fell 3-2. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, West Mesa sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-17, 19-25, 25-22, 19-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Albuquerque faced Las Cruces in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Albuquerque came up short against Las Cruces, falling 3-0. The Bulldogs just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Albuquerque was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-14, 25-18.
West Mesa's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Albuquerque, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-7.
West Mesa might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Albuquerque in their previous meeting back in September of 2022. Will West Mesa 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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