After both having extra time off, the Escalante Lobos and the Sanford Mustangs will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Sanford is hoping to do what Dulce couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Escalante's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Escalante blew past Dulce 3-0.
A big factor in the win was Escalante's feisty defense: they held Dulce to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-21, 25-12.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Escalante to victory, but perhaps none more so than Peyton Gallegos, who had 30 digs. Gallegos has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Shea Archuleta, who had 13 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Escalante was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sanford, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They put the hurt on Trinidad with a sharp 3-0 victory on Saturday.
Escalante has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Sanford, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
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