Sandia and Eldorado are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Sandia Matadors are taking a road trip to square off against the Eldorado Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eldorado took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Sandia, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Sandia earned a 3-1 win over Manzano. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Matadors.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 14-25, 26-24, 25-6.
Sandia was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Eldorado was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Santa Fe.
While Eldorado was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Santa Fe's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-12, 25-22.
Sandia's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-11. As for Eldorado, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Sandia suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Eldorado in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Sandia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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