Albuquerque won the last time they faced Rio Grande, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Albuquerque Bulldogs came out on top against the Rio Grande Ravens by a score of 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 22-25, 25-18.
Albuquerque was led to victory by Hayley Lucero and Imani Cole. Lucero had 14 digs and four aces, while Cole had eight digs. The dominant performance gave Lucero a new career-high in aces.
Albuquerque 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 seven aces in six consecutive games.
Albuquerque is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Rio Grande, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season.
Albuquerque didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against West Mesa on the 29th. Rio Grande has also already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Del Norte on the 26th.
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