Mesilla Valley Christian School is 9-1 against Lordsburg since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers will host the Lordsburg Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Lordsburg is hoping to do what Mescalero Apache couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Mesilla Valley Christian School's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Mesilla Valley Christian School put the hurt on Mescalero Apache with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Mesilla Valley Christian School took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-8, 25-11.
Mesilla Valley Christian School found their leader in underclassman Julia Black, who had six digs and six aces. Those six aces gave Black a new career-high.
Mesilla Valley Christian School couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 45.6% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Lordsburg hadn't done well against Cloudcroft recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Lordsburg blew past Cloudcroft 3-0. Winning may never get old, but the Mavericks sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Lordsburg was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-14, 25-19.
Mesilla Valley Christian School's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3. As for Lordsburg, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
Mesilla Valley Christian School took their win against Lordsburg when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 3-0. Will Mesilla Valley Christian School repeat their success, or does Lordsburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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