Albuquerque Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to square off against the Volcano Vista Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Albuquerque Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Albuquerque, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Albuquerque Academy was ranked ninth). Albuquerque Academy fell just short of Albuquerque by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Chargers' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Albuquerque Academy wouldn't go down easily and took Albuquerque into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 25-17, 22-25, 21-25, 25-17, 17-15.
Meanwhile, Volcano Vista made easy work of Rio Grande on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Volcano Vista's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Rio Grande between 15 and 17 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-17, 25-17.
Albuquerque Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2. As for Volcano Vista, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
Albuquerque Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Volcano Vista when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Albuquerque Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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