Sangre de Cristo is 10-0 against Creede since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Sangre de Cristo Thunderbirds will face off against the Creede Miners at 1:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Sangre de Cristo got the win against Mountain Valley by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Thunderbirds.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Sangre de Cristo took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-10, 25-14.
Sangre de Cristo was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Creede came into Saturday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Ouray by a score of 3-1 on Saturday.
The final score came out to 25-23, 25-14, 25-27, 25-13.
The win got Sangre de Cristo back to even at 8-8. As for Creede, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-4.
Sangre de Cristo took their win against Creede in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sangre de Cristo since the team 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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