La Cueva is 10-0 against Sandia since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The La Cueva Bears will challenge the Sandia Matadors at 6:00 p.m. La Cueva is looking to tack on another W to their 13-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, La Cueva made easy work of Manzano and carried off a 3-0 victory.
La Cueva walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-16, 25-18.
La Cueva was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Sandia waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Demons by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-22, 17-25, 25-21, 25-22.
La Cueva has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Sandia, their record now sits at 7-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: La Cueva has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Sandia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went La Cueva's way against Sandia when the teams last played on October 8th, as La Cueva made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Cueva 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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