The Sangre de Cristo Thunderbirds are taking a road trip to face off against the Del Norte Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Sangre de Cristo has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Del Norte will arrive with seven straight wins.
Last Saturday, Sangre de Cristo came up short against Custer County and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-16, 15-25, 25-15.
Meanwhile, everything went Del Norte's way against Trinidad on Monday as Del Norte made off with a 3-0 victory.
Del Norte can attribute much of their success to Reese Brown, who had ten digs, eight aces, and six kills, and Hadley Leggett, who had 11 kills, five digs, and four aces. Leggett has been hot recently, having posted five or more kills the last nine times she's played.
Del Norte was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Sangre de Cristo's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Del Norte, they pushed their record up to 16-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Sangre de Cristo has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5 aces per game. However, it's not like Del Norte struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Sangre de Cristo skirted past Del Norte 3-2 in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Does Sangre de Cristo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Del Norte turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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