vs
| 10/21/25 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 11/08/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 10/22/24 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 09/13/22 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 09/02/21 - Away | 3-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
La Cueva has gone a perfect 10-0 against Manzano recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Bears will head out to square off against the Monarchs at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (La Cueva has ten straight victories, Manzano has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
La Cueva is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Santa Fe, who was ranked 11th at the time (La Cueva was ranked second). The Bears put the hurt on the Demons with a sharp 3-0 win on Tuesday.
La Cueva walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-18, 25-14, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Manzano came up short against Capital on Tuesday and fell 3-1. While the Monarchs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Jaguars 25-18 in the first set.
Manzano started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-15.
Manzano's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for La Cueva, their win bumped their record up to 19-2.
Everything went La Cueva's way against Manzano in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as La Cueva made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
