The Espanola Valley Sundevils will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Robertson Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Saturday, Espanola Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Grants and fell 3-2.
Espanola Valley wouldn't go down easily and took Grants into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-19, 19-25, 22-25, 15-6.
Meanwhile, Robertson unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 3-1 to Portales. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-15, 19-25, 25-23.
Despite the defeat, Robertson had strong showings from Emaya Smith, who had 13 digs, and Ayvah King, who had 14 digs. King is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Espanola Valley dropped their record down to 3-9 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Robertson, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-3.
Espanola Valley might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Robertson when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Espanola Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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