The West Mesa Mustangs will challenge the Organ Mountain Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
West Mesa took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Belen 3-2.
West Mesa had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 17-25, 25-12, 25-19, 15-13.
West Mesa had a senior duo take command as Leanne Chavez had 15 digs and a kill and Aresha Silver had six digs, three blocks, and three blocks. That's the most blocks Silver has posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Organ Mountain sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Hobbs on Tuesday.
Organ Mountain 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 25-23, 20-25, 22-25, 26-24, 15-6.
Organ Mountain 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 nine consecutive matches.
West Mesa's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Organ Mountain, they pushed their record up to 4-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: West Mesa has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 4.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Organ Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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