Las Cruces has gone 10-0 against Alamogordo recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Las Cruces Bulldawgs will take on the Alamogordo Tigers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Las Cruces has 24 straight victories, Alamogordo has 20 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Saturday, everything went Las Cruces' way against Organ Mountain as Las Cruces made off with a 3-0 win.
While Las Cruces might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Organ Mountain scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13, 25-16.
Emma Rose Barrera had an outrageously good game as she had 12 digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, Alamogordo came up short against Mayfield on Saturday and fell 3-1. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Trojans 25-17 in the first set.
Alamogordo started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-19, 25-20, 26-24.
Despite the defeat, Alamogordo saw an underclassman step up: freshman Anahi Olivas had 24 digs. Those 24 digs set a new season-high mark for Olivas.
Even though they lost, Alamogordo was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight contests.
Las Cruces' victory was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-0. As for Alamogordo, their loss dropped their record down to 1-20.
Everything went Las Cruces' way against Alamogordo when the teams last played back in October, as Las Cruces made off with a 3-0 win. Does Las Cruces have another victory up their sleeve, or will Alamogordo turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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