Espanola Valley is on a four-game streak of home losses, Moriarty a 15-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Tuesday. The Espanola Valley Sundevils will host the Moriarty Pintos at 6:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Espanola Valley came up short against Taos and fell 3-1.
While Espanola Valley ultimately came up short, they really made Taos work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-19, 20-25, 25-8.
Meanwhile, Moriarty hadn't done well against Pojoaque Valley recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Moriarty narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Pojoaque Valley 3-2.
Moriarty took Pojoaque Valley into a fifth set where they got it done with a ten-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-17, 18-25, 21-25, 15-5.
Moriarty 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 five aces in four consecutive matches.
Espanola Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Moriarty, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 3-13.
Everything went Espanola Valley's way against Moriarty in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as Espanola Valley made off with a 3-0 win. Will Espanola Valley repeat their success, or does Moriarty have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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