Volcano Vista hasn't had much luck against Cibola recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Volcano Vista Hawks will head out to square off against the Cibola Cougars at 6:00 p.m.
Volcano Vista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Cleveland, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Volcano Vista was ranked 15th). Volcano Vista lost 3-0 to Cleveland on Tuesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-20, 25-13.
Even though they lost, Volcano Vista kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least eight blocks in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Cibola had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Scorpions with a sharp 3-0 win.
Cibola was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-19, 25-15.
Volcano Vista's loss dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Cibola, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Volcano Vista has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Cibola struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Volcano Vista came out on top in a nail-biter against Cibola when the teams last played back in October, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Volcano Vista 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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