Sangre de Cristo has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the La Veta Redhawks at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
Sangre de Cristo is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since August 22nd on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Sargent. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Thunderbirds have suffered against the Farmers since August 28, 2021.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-12, 25-14.
Meanwhile, everything went La Veta's way against Primero on Friday as La Veta made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Redhawks.
La Veta was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Primero squad. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-11, 25-23.
La Veta can attribute much of their success to Jayden Baudino, who had 16 digs.
Sangre de Cristo's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for La Veta, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Sangre de Cristo might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from La Veta in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Sangre de Cristo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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