Eldorado and Sandia are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Eldorado Golden Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sandia Matadors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eldorado is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Eldorado came up short against Santa Fe on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
While Eldorado was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Santa Fe's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-12, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Sandia earned a 3-1 victory over Manzano on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Matadors.
The final score came out to 25-14, 14-25, 26-24, 25-6.
Sandia was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Eldorado's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Sandia, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-11.
Eldorado took their victory against Sandia in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Eldorado repeat their success, or does Sandia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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