The Cibola Cougars's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Eldorado Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, everything went Cibola's way against Farmington as Cibola made off with a 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Cibola's feisty defense: they held Farmington to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 29-27, 25-18, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Eldorado faced Piedra Vista in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Eldorado narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Piedra Vista 3-2. The win was nothing new for the Golden Eagles as they're now sitting on four straight.
Eldorado was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 24-26, 21-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Cibola has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Eldorado, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.
Cibola took their win against Eldorado in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cibola 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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