The Silver Slvr Ftg Colts will head out on the road to face off against the Deming Wildcats at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Silver has three straight wins, Deming has 21 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Saturday, Silver made easy work of Gadsden and carried off a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Silver's defense just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 25-20, 25-19, 25-11.
Silver's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hadassah Mathieu led the charge by getting 17 assists, 10 digs, four aces, and two solo blocks. Another player making a difference was Analeigh Cruz, who had 15 digs, 10 kills, and two aces.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Deming faced off against Gadsden on Tuesday. The Wildcats came up short against the Panthers, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-17, 25-11.
Silver has now won eight of their last nine games at home. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Deming, they have now lost 11 of their last 12 games on the road. That's part of the reason why they have an 0-19 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
