Parkland is 0-9 against El Dorado since August of 2018 but things could change on Tuesday. The Parkland Matadors will be playing in front of their home fans against the El Dorado Aztecs at 6:35 p.m.
Parkland is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They came up short against Del Valle, falling 3-0.
While Parkland was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Del Valle's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-17, 25-21.
Meanwhile, El Dorado narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Horizon 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Aztecs.
El Dorado was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-16, 17-25, 31-29, 15-13.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead El Dorado to victory, but perhaps none more so than Natalia Ruiz, who had 24 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Ruiz a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Penelope Garcia, who had nine digs, two kills, and two kills.
El Dorado was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 11.2.
Parkland's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for El Dorado, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-12 record this season.
Parkland suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to El Dorado in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Will Parkland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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