Hobbs and Organ Mountain are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2016, but not for long. The Hobbs Eagles will head out to square off against the Organ Mountain Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hobbs is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Hobbs will head out to face Organ Mountain after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Hobbs came up short against Centennial, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-13, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Organ Mountain narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Mayfield 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Organ Mountain who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 22-25, 28-26, 25-27, 15-9.
Leah Melero went supernova for Organ Mountain, getting 24 digs.
Organ Mountain 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 five aces in seven consecutive games.
Hobbs' defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-4. As for Organ Mountain, their record now sits at 3-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Hobbs has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Organ Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hobbs came out on top in a nail-biter against Organ Mountain in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hobbs since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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