Socorro hasn't had much luck against Eastwood recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Socorro Bulldogs will challenge the Eastwood Troopers at 6:35 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Eastwood is hoping to do what Bowie couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Socorro's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Socorro blew past Bowie 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Socorro was: they took every set by at least 16 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-5, 25-9.
Isabella Soto went supernova for Socorro, getting 27 digs and two aces. Soto is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least four every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazlyn Rivas, who hit 55.6% for 13 digs, six aces, and a block.
Rivas wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Socorro was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Eastwood didn't have done well against El Paso recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Eastwood was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over El Paso.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-15, 25-19.
Socorro is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-12 record this season. As for Eastwood, their record now sits at 20-4.
Socorro might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Eastwood when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Socorro avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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