After five games on the road, Kirtland Central is heading back home. They will square off against the Shiprock Chieftains at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Kirtland Central is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Gallup just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to the Bengals.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 14-25, 25-18, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Shiprock hadn't done well against Bloomfield recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Shiprock blew past Bloomfield 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Chieftains have posted since September 7th.
While Shiprock won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-17, 25-17.
Kirtland Central's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-8. As for Shiprock, they moved to 8-9 with that win, which also ended their five-game losing streak.
Kirtland Central took their victory against Shiprock in their previous matchup on October 10th by a conclusive 3-0. Will Kirtland Central repeat their success, or does Shiprock have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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