Cibola is 3-0 against Farmington since August of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Cibola Cougars will take on the Farmington Scorpions at 6:00 p.m. Cibola will be strutting in after a win while Farmington will be coming in after a loss.
Cibola is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Rio Rancho, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Cibola was ranked 13th). Cibola came out on top against Rio Rancho by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-19, 22-25, 29-27.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cibola to victory, but perhaps none more so than Baleigh Hines, who had ten digs.
Meanwhile, Farmington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Volcano Vista. While the Scorpions didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Hawks 25-18 in the first set.
Farmington was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Volcano Vista work for it, especially in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-15, 25-19, 27-25.
Cibola's record now sits at 14-7. As for Farmington, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.
Everything went Cibola's way against Farmington in their previous meeting back in October, as Cibola made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cibola since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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