Shiprock hasn't had much luck against Kirtland Central recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Chieftains will venture away from home to take on the Broncos at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Shiprock sidestepped Bloomfield for a 3-2 win. The Chieftains haven't had any issues with the Bobcats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Shiprock had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 27-29, 25-21, 25-19, 15-9.
Kirtland Central hadn't beaten Gallup on the road since October 6, 2022 but that history sure didn't bother them on Tuesday. The Broncos were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Bengals.
Kirtland Central's got stronger as the match went on, holding Gallup to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-18, 25-12.
Kirtland Central's win bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Shiprock, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Shiprock couldn't quite get it done against Kirtland Central in their previous meeting back in September as they fell 3-1. Can the Chieftains avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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