The Santa Fe Demons are taking a road trip to challenge the Albuquerque Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Santa Fe is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: La Cueva, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Santa Fe was ranked fifth). Santa Fe lost 3-0 to La Cueva on Thursday. The Demons have struggled against the Bears recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Santa Fe was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-17, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Albuquerque entered their tilt with Atrisco Heritage Academy on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Jaguars.
Albuquerque never let Atrisco Heritage Academy on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-22, 25-14.
With the loss, Santa Fe broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-2. As for Albuquerque, their victory bumped their record up to 10-7.
Everything went Santa Fe's way against Albuquerque when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as Santa Fe made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Fe since the team 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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