West Mesa and Rio Grande are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The West Mesa Mustangs will be playing at home against the Rio Grande Ravens at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
West Mesa came up short against Los Lunas on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-5, 25-17.
Loss or not, West Mesa got some senior leadership from Leanne Chavez and Aresha Silver. Chavez had 22 digs, while Silver had five digs, a kill, and a block. The team also got some help courtesy of Marah Perea, who had ten kills.
Meanwhile, Rio Grande came up short against Los Lunas on Thursday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-18, 25-17.
Rio Grande's defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for West Mesa, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.
West Mesa skirted past Rio Grande 3-2 in their previous matchup back in October. Does West Mesa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rio Grande turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps