After three games on the road, Las Cruces is heading back home. They will welcome the Gadsden Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Las Cruces will be strutting in after a victory while Gadsden will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, everything went Las Cruces' way against Mayfield as Las Cruces made off with a 3-0 win.
The victory didn't come easy: Mayfield scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-16, 25-13.
Las Cruces 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 six aces in 16 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Gadsden lost 3-0 to Organ Mountain on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Panthers have suffered against the Knights since October 21, 2021.
Gadsden was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-13, 25-22.
Las Cruces pushed their record up to 19-0 with the win, which was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Gadsden, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season.
Everything went Las Cruces' way against Gadsden when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Las Cruces made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Las Cruces repeat their success, or does Gadsden have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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