It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Calexico had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Mountain Empire Redhawks with a sharp 3-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Bulldogs sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
One reason for the win was Calexico's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-15, 25-11.
Calexico's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sissi Sierra Lugo led the charge by getting ten digs and three aces. Sierra Lugo has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella Esquer, who had 12 digs and two aces.
Calexico was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in seven consecutive games.
Calexico has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 20-13 record this season. As for Mountain Empire, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-11 record this season.
As of now, neither Calexico nor Mountain Empire have any future games scheduled.
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