Sandia Prep is 10-0 against East Mountain since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Sandia Prep Sundevils will be staying on the road to face off against the East Mountain Timberwolves at 6:00 p.m. Sandia Prep will be strutting in after a victory while East Mountain will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, everything went Sandia Prep's way against Bosque as Sandia Prep made off with a 3-0 win.
While Sandia Prep won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-12, 25-23.
Sandia Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, East Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cuba.
While East Mountain ultimately came up short, they really made Cuba work, particularly in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 20-25, 26-24, 25-21.
Despite the defeat, East Mountain had strong showings from Summer Felter, who had 25 digs, and Emma Winn, who had 17 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Ortiz, who had ten digs and 14 assists.
Sandia Prep has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for East Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Sandia Prep has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9 aces per game. However, it's not like East Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Sandia Prep's way against East Mountain in their previous matchup on October 8th, as Sandia Prep made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sandia Prep 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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