Parkland is 0-9 against El Dorado since August of 2018 but things could change on Tuesday. The Parkland Matadors will look to defend their home court against the El Dorado Aztecs at 6:35 p.m.
Parkland is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They came up short against Del Valle, falling 3-0.
While Parkland was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Del Valle's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-17, 25-21.
Meanwhile, El Dorado narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Horizon 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Aztecs.
El Dorado was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-16, 17-25, 31-29, 15-13.
El Dorado got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Natalia Ruiz out in front who had 24 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Ruiz a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Penelope Garcia, who had nine digs, two kills, and two kills.
El Dorado was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 13.2.
Parkland's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for El Dorado, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-12 record this season.
Parkland suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to El Dorado in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Will Parkland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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