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| 09/27/25 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 09/06/25 - Neutral | 3-0 W |
| 11/16/24 - Neutral | 3-1 W |
| 09/07/24 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 11/17/23 - Home | 2-3 L |
| + 5 more games |
Las Cruces has gone 8-2 against Cleveland recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Bulldawgs will look to defend their home court against the Storm at 1:00 p.m. Cleveland took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Las Cruces, who comes in off a win.
Las Cruces is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Albuquerque, who was ranked third at the time (Las Cruces was ranked first). The Bulldawgs put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 3-0 win on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Bulldawgs in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won three in a row.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Las Cruces took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-11, 25-14.
Las Cruces can attribute much of their success to Caleigh Garcia, who had eight digs and four aces.
Cleveland had taken St. Pius X down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Saturday. The Storm fell just short of the Sartans by a score of 3-2. The Storm have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Cleveland actually scored more points across those five sets (108-106), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 15-25, 22-25, 25-19, 25-22, 19-17.
Cleveland's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Las Cruces, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
Everything went Las Cruces' way against Cleveland in their previous meeting on Saturday, as Las Cruces made off with a 3-0 victory. Do the Bulldawgs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Storm turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
