Las Cruces is 10-0 against Mayfield since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Las Cruces Bulldawgs are on the road again to play the Mayfield Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Las Cruces will be strutting in after a win while Mayfield will be coming in after a loss.
Las Cruces is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Centennial, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Las Cruces was ranked second). Las Cruces blew past Centennial 3-0 on Tuesday.
Las Cruces was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-15, 25-16.
Las Cruces' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Caleigh Garcia, who had six aces and three digs, and Emma Rose Barrera, who had six digs. Those six aces gave Garcia a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Las Cruces was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 15 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Mayfield and Organ Mountain met for a duel on Tuesday where Mayfield couldn't get it done. Mayfield fell just short of Organ Mountain by a score of 3-2. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Mayfield sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 22-25, 25-16, 21-25, 15-7.
Las Cruces pushed their record up to 18-0 with the victory, which was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Mayfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Las Cruces has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10 aces per game. However, it's not like Mayfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Las Cruces took their win against Mayfield in their previous matchup on October 8th by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Las Cruces since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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