After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Americas, El Dorado was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Bel Air Highlanders. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Aztecs also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2021.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-21, 24-26, 25-21.
El Dorado was led to victory by Angelina Mcgriff and Natalia Ruiz. Mcgriff had 13 kills, nine digs, and a block, while Ruiz had 21 digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Ruiz a new career-high in aces. Another player making a difference was Penelope Garcia, who had three digs, two kills, and 22 assists.
El Dorado was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 10.4.
El Dorado has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-12 record this season. As for Bel Air, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-12.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. El Dorado will square off against Parkland at 6:35 p.m. on Tuesday. El Dorado is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Bel Air, they will face off against Americas at 6:35 p.m. on Friday. Americas will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Bel Air surely won't give up without a fight.
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