If Shiprock was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Aztec last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Shiprock Chieftains came up short against the Gallup Bengals on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Chieftains of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-12, 25-19.
Shiprock's offense was headlined by
Taleah Phillips and
Avayia Etcitty, who picked up five kills apiece. They got some help from
Melaina Woody and her 11 assists.
Kristen Silas controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Shiprock's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-11. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to aces: they averaged an imposing zero aces in those games compared to only zero in the others. As for Gallup, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Shiprock will host Miyamura at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Gallup, they will head out to take on Aztec at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gallup has eight straight victories, Aztec has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
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