Moriarty is 1-9 against Robertson since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Moriarty Pintos will head out on the road to challenge the Robertson Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Moriarty is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to Bernalillo.
Moriarty started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 25-21, 25-13, 27-25.
Meanwhile, Robertson didn't have quite enough to beat Sandia Prep two weeks ago and fell 3-2. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Robertson took Sandia Prep into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 20-25, 14-25, 25-17, 15-11.
Despite the loss, Robertson had strong showings from Ayvah King, who had 20 digs and two aces, and Taylor Quintana, who had ten digs and four aces. King is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Robertson 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 four consecutive matches.
Moriarty's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Robertson, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Moriarty came up short against Robertson when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Moriarty avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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