After both having extra time off, the Highland Hornets and the Belen Eagles will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Highland will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Highland came up short against Bernalillo last Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-6, 25-19, 25-12.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Belen took on Rio Grande on Thursday. Belen walked away with a 3-1 victory over Rio Grande. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-16, 22-25, 25-21.
MiaElena Tapia had a dynamite game for Belen, getting 28 digs. Tapia is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season.
Highland's loss dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Belen, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Highland suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Belen in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Highland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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