The Mescalero Apache Chiefs will challenge the Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Mescalero Apache is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Mescalero Apache came up short against Lordsburg on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-8, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Mesilla Valley Christian School got the win against Capitan on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory continues a trend for the SonBlazers in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won three in a row.
The final score came out to 25-5, 25-15, 25-16.
Mescalero Apache better focus on containing Julia Black and Ella Rice as the pair were huge in Mesilla Valley Christian School's win. Black had ten digs and two aces, while Rice had eight assists and four aces. The dominant performance also gave Rice a new career-high in hitting percentage (57.1%). Kyler Tharp also deserves some recognition as she had her first kill of the season.
Mesilla Valley Christian School was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 15 consecutive matchups.
Mescalero Apache's defeat dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Mesilla Valley Christian School, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.
Mescalero Apache suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mesilla Valley Christian School in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. Can the Chiefs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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