After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Capital, Bloomfield was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Escalante Lobos out 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Bobcats, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Bloomfield was staring down a 2-0 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next four for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 23-25, 25-8, 26-24, 15-7.
Bloomfield 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 three consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Escalante still got an impressive performance from Adryana Ulibarri, who had nine digs, seven kills, and four aces.
Bloomfield's win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-4. As for Escalante, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bloomfield will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Sandia Prep at 10:45 a.m. As for Escalante, they will head out to face off against Cimarron at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Cimarron will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Escalante surely won't give up without a fight.
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