Monte Vista hasn't had much luck against Sanford recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Monte Vista will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Del Norte, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. The Pirates blew past the Tigers 3-0 on Friday.

Reminee Mascarenas
| 10/24/25 vs Del Norte | 19 |
| 10/21/25 vs Pagosa Springs | 14 |
| 10/18/25 vs Custer County | 19 |
| 10/06/25 @ Sierra Grande | 10 |
| 10/02/25 vs South Park | 15 |
| + 2 more games |
Monte Vista can attribute much of their success to Reminee Mascarenas, who had 19 digs and one assist, and Abbi Ortega, who had eight assists and four digs. Mascarenas is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in each of the last seven games she's played.
Meanwhile, Sanford made easy work of Custer County on Saturday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Bobcats recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Sanford not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Custer County between 17 and 20 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-20, 25-17.
Monte Vista's victory bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Sanford, their win bumped their record up to 16-3.
Monte Vista suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Sanford in their previous meeting back in August. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Mustangs' Avery Koenig, who had 26 assists and seven digs. Now that the Pirates know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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