Mayfield hasn't had much luck against Las Cruces recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Mayfield Trojans will face off against the Las Cruces Bulldawgs at 7:00 p.m.
Mayfield and Organ Mountain met for a duel on Tuesday where Mayfield had to take the L. Mayfield fell just short of Organ Mountain by a score of 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Mayfield sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 22-25, 25-16, 21-25, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Las Cruces put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Centennial.
Las Cruces was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-15, 25-16.
Las Cruces relied on the efforts of Caleigh Garcia, who had six aces and three digs, and Emma Rose Barrera, who had six digs. The dominant performance gave Garcia a new career-high in aces.
Las Cruces was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 15 consecutive matches.
Mayfield's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Las Cruces, they pushed their record up to 18-0 with the win, which was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Mayfield hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.2 blocks per game. It's a different story for Las Cruces, though, as they've been averaging only 1. Given Mayfield's sizable advantage in that area, Las Cruces will need to find a way to close that gap.
Mayfield might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Las Cruces in their previous meeting on October 8th. Will Mayfield have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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