After both having extra time off, the Escalante Lobos and the Sanford Mustangs will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Sanford is hoping to do what Dulce couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Escalante's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Everything went Escalante's way against Dulce as Escalante made off with a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Escalante's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-21, 25-12.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Escalante to victory, but perhaps none more so than Peyton Gallegos, who had 30 digs. Gallegos has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last six times she's played. Shea Archuleta was another key player, getting 13 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Escalante was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sanford, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Trinidad on Saturday.
Escalante is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Sanford, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
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