St. Michael has gone 10-0 against Santa Fe Prep recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The St. Michael's Horsemen will be staying on the road to face off against the Santa Fe Prep Blue Griffins at 7:00 p.m.
St. Michael's is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: St. Pius X, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (St. Michael's was ranked 15th). St. Michael's lost 3-0 to St. Pius X on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Horsemen have suffered since September 12th.
While St. Michael's was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into St. Pius X's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-16, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe Prep waltzed into their game on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They had just enough and edged the Sundevils out 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Santa Fe Prep who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 15-25, 25-16, 25-27, 15-12.
The loss snapped St. Michael's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-5 record. As for Santa Fe Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2.
St. Michael's took their win against Santa Fe Prep in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will St. Michael's repeat their success, or does Santa Fe Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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