Escalante entered their tilt with Cuba on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Cuba Rams with a sharp 3-0 victory. For the Lobos, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 defeat the Rams walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
While Escalante won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-22, 25-8.
Escalante found their leader in underclassman Shea Archuleta, who had ten digs and two aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Archuleta now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Escalante was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in seven consecutive games.
Escalante has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Cuba, they dropped their record down to 1-9 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Escalante didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win vs. Dulce on the 21st. As for Cuba, they will welcome Aztec at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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